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WHAT’S HAPPENING Judge orders Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC Miami A federal judge has ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11. The order Thursday from U.S. Magistrate Judge Enjoliqué Lett came as the BBC’s lawyers complained that Trump had delayed his appearance. Attorney Charles Tobin said that with two months left in the discovery period, “we still haven’t been able to depose the plaintiff.” Lett said Trump must sit for a deposition by Dec. 11 or face sanctions up to dismissal of his lawsuit unless the discovery period was extended past Dec. 18. Trump is bringing the case over a BBC documentary called “Trump: A Second Chance.”
Average long-term US mortgage rate eases to 7.32% in first pullback since late August Mortgage rates fell this week for the first time since late August, easing some of the pressure on prospective homebuyers facing higher borrowing costs on home loans. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped to 7.32% from 7.40% last week. One year ago, the average rate was 6.19%. The pullback comes as the 10-year Treasury yield, which lenders use as a guide to pricing home loans, has eased the last couple of weeks.
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Albemarle council weighs relocation of downtown bus stop NCDOT will seek an alternative location for the stop By Jesse Deal Stanly News Journal ALBEMARLE — The city of Albemarle is exploring the possibility of relocating a downtown intercity bus stop to a new location. At Monday’s meeting, Albemarle City Council members discussed concerns about people congregating outside downtown storefronts and the lack of passenger amenities before asking the N.C. Department of Transportation to explore alternative bus stop spots. The discussion followed a Sept. 21 meeting about moving the stop at 154 S. First St., out-
side Brasseur Trains and Hobbies, previously occupied by Vac and Dash. Hart Evans, NCDOT’s statewide planning and programming manager, said the state funds 13 intercity routes linking communities to a national bus network. The Cardinal Flyer, operated by Charlotte-based Sunway Charters since July 1, connects Raleigh and Asheville through communities including Albemarle, Charlotte, Southern Pines and Sanford. The route makes two daily stops in Albemarle. Greyhound, the previous operator, chose First Street through an arrangement with Vac and Dash, which offered passenger amenities at the time. Councilmember Bill Al-
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School board honors West Stanly JROTC cadets for memorial hike The cadets walked 14.5 miles through Oakboro By Jesse Deal Stanly News Journal ALBEMARLE — West Stanly High School’s JROTC cadets received recognition from the Stanly County Board of Education on Oct. 6 after completing a memorial hike honoring American and Filipino prisoners of war who suffered during World War II. About 26 cadets participated in the Bataan Death March Memorial Hike, walk-
ing 14.5 miles through Oakboro the day before the meeting, according to Chief Antonio Cooper, the program’s aerospace senior instructor. Eleven cadets attended the board’s recognition. Cooper said the purpose was to honor the prisoners and remember those who died, acknowledging that the students’ experience could never replicate the suffering endured by the soldiers. “What we wanted to do is give back for those POWs and See BOARD, page A7
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COLUMN | DAVID HARSANYI
Ilhan Omar isn’t above the law either
When you spend your time stripping away norms, you can’t expect the other side to unilaterally disarm.
ONE OF THE FOUNDATIONAL ideals of a free nation is that all its citizens live under the same rules. Democrats know this. They’ve been lecturing us for years that “no one is above the law.” So, what happens if a federal investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) provides incontrovertible evidence that she obtained citizenship by lying? Should we ignore it? Should Omar be given an exemption from the law because she’s in Congress? Or because she’s a Democrat? Those on the left carping about the investigation into Omar being politically motivated can’t be taken seriously. Not after they spent a decade engaged in blatant lawfare — first by attempting to annul the 2016 election of Donald Trump by concocting one lurid conspiracy theory after the next, and then by trying to stop him from running for the presidency in 2024. When you spend your time stripping away norms, you can’t expect the other side to unilaterally disarm. The New York Times reported that the court and the Justice Department debated the warrant to search Omar’s residences for weeks before it was finally issued. Courts are in a separate branch of government for an important reason, and they should be highly suspicious of any case that appears to involve abuse of the legal system for political reasons. But the fact that a Biden-appointed U.S. magistrate judge in Washington, D.C., believed there was probable cause for a raid tells us that there is at least something worth investigating. Or, as Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) once said, before
“a grand jury indicts anyone, they need evidence. Searches are a way to get evidence. Get it?” We do. There are two issues at hand. The more serious one is whether Omar’s father obtained his citizenship by lying about both himself and his daughter. Nur Omar Mohamed brought his Somali family members from a refugee camp in Kenya in 1995. The late patriarch’s story about fleeing persecution looks dubious. Indeed, he may well have been a soldier loyal to Somali dictator Siad Barre and a participant in the persecution. More pertinently, he or his daughter may have lied about Ilhan’s age on immigration documents when he was naturalized in 2000. “I became a citizen actually before I turned 18,” Omar said in a 2018 interview. “My father became a citizen and so I got my citizenship through that process.” As a 17-year-old minor, Omar was automatically given citizenship. If, in reality, she was 18 or 19, she would have been compelled to go through the naturalization process herself. Under the law, even a child who derived citizenship through a parent could lose that status if the parent concealed or willfully misrepresented facts to obtain naturalization. And the fact that Omar’s staff appears to have changed the congresswoman’s date of birth after her election in 2019 could also suggest that she knew about the discrepancy. The Wall Street Journal reports that all of this is aimed at building a case to strip Omar of her U.S. citizenship and ultimately deport her. Until the Trump administration, the crime of willfully lying during the process of obtaining citizenship had rarely been prosecuted at all, which is a shame.
Stripping an American of citizenship should be treated as an extraordinarily serious matter. The problem is that we haven’t been very serious when handing out citizenship. If Omar gained her citizenship by lying, she, at the very minimum, should not be serving in Congress. The other ongoing investigation concerns whether Omar inflated her net worth on congressional forms. In her disclosures filed in 2025, Omar reported that she and her husband, Tim Mynett, were worth between $6 million and $30 million, an impressive jump from $15,000$51,000 the year before. Omar later amended her disclosure to claim that her household’s net worth was between $18,004 and $95,000. It is unclear why Omar would lie or whether there is any underlying criminal act being investigated, but how plausible is it that a 40-something, college-educated congresswoman doesn’t know whether she is worth $30 million or $95,000? You might recall that New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a civil fraud lawsuit against Trump, claiming that his companies had fraudulently inflated their net worth. At the time, congressmen like Mondaire Jones pointed out that “no one is above that law, not even the former president of the United States and his crime family.” Would Omar have been targeted if she weren’t in Congress? Probably not. Does that make her innocent? Hardly. David Harsanyi is a senior writer at the Washington Examiner. (Copyright 2026 Creators.com)
COLUMN | MICHAEL BARONE
Has Trump broken his McDonald’s promise?
What seems to make voters unhappy, including many who voted for him two years ago, is Trump’s selfindulgence.
THE DEFINING MOMENT of the 2024 presidential campaign, it can be argued, came almost exactly two years ago, on Sunday, Oct. 20, when then-former President Donald Trump traded his suit coat for a yellow apron and worked the fry station and the drive-thru window at a McDonald’s. His staff picked a propitious location in the battleground state of Pennsylvania: lower Bucks County, just south of the Pennsylvania Turnpike and about a mile west of U.S. 1, suburban turf settled a generation or two ago by the sons and daughters of blue-collar ethnic communities in northeast Philadelphia. Trump lost Bucks County to Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Joe Biden in 2020. In 2024, he carried it over Kamala Harris by 291 votes out of 402,349 cast. The appearance at McDonald’s was prompted by Trump’s scoffing at Harris’ claims, made without documentation, that she had worked at McDonald’s while in college. But more than that, it underlined an argument that had been proving effective for a month in pro-Trump advertising. Those ads showed Harris, as a candidate in 2019, assuring the National Center for Transgender Equality Action Fund of her early support for government-paid sex-change surgery for transgender prison inmates. The tagline was “Kamala is for they/them, President Trump is for you.” The McDonald’s appearance showed the notoriously rich Trump serving ordinary people and acknowledging the seriousness of the work they do. “It requires great expertise, actually, to do it right and to do it fast,” he told reporters. Trump’s political standing has since suffered because of a sense that, in his second term, he has been serving himself rather than his constituents. There is now a real possibility that his Republican Party will lose Senate and House seats in states and districts he carried by double digits just 16 days after his stint at McDonald’s. For the economy, as The Wall Street Journal’s Gerard Baker plausibly argues, is not in dreadful
shape. The current inflation rate of 3.7% is much lower than the 9% rate under Biden in 2022. On foreign policy, it’s clear that, in Wall Street Journal analyst Walter Mead’s words, Trump has “given the hawks more influence over Iran policy while catering to restrainer sensibilities on Russia” — probably the opposite of what current public opinion favors. But those policies, at least in the short run, have not produced high casualty levels or perceptible fiscal strain. Nor is it clear that voters affirmatively favor Democratic policies or place any faith in Democrats’ promises to make things more affordable. The swing against Republicans, however great it turns out to be, seems driven more by an impulse to curb the power and excesses of the Republican president than by any faith in alternative policies. A Gallup poll released Tuesday shows nearly half of respondents saying Democrats are too extreme. What seems to make voters unhappy, including many who voted for him two years ago, is Trump’s self-indulgence. On policy, that’s most apparent in his tariffs. Even though there’s no perceptible demand for them in the political marketplace, Trump has gleefully produced a plentiful supply in his second term. His affection for tariffs goes back four or five decades, even as candidates boosting them — John Connally, Ross Perot, Pat Buchanan — have foundered. His juddering increases and decreases in tariffs, starting with his “Liberation Day” just after April Fool’s Day in 2025, have produced few perceptible gains for Americans but have resulted in higher prices. The tariff-raising contest he initiated with Canada has raised rates to 50% and prompted Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers to insist, “Here in Michigan, we know that Canada is not our enemy.” Rogers added, “We need to end this tariff war now.” Trump is on more solid policy ground in his actions against Iran, which has never apologized for seizing American diplomats 47 years ago — a violation of the first rule of international law
and the first of multiple acts of war against the United States. He could have made, over time, a persuasive case for action. Instead, he seems to have acted on the assumption that the powers in Iran would prove as compliant with his demands as Venezuela’s Chavista thugs have been since his lightning abduction and prosecution of dictator Nicolas Maduro. It turns out that Iran’s mullahs and Revolutionary Guard are made of sterner stuff and are located in a more distant and perilous neighborhood. Also damaging has been the president’s selfindulgence in putting his stamp on Washington. You don’t have to be an aficionado of minimalist decor to find his gilt decorations in the Oval Office off-putting. There’s a plausible case that the White House needs a larger ballroom, and it is already flanked by the much larger and architecturally discordant Treasury and Eisenhower Executive Office buildings. You could complain that a hostile press has lavished unfavorable coverage on Trump’s plans for a triumphal arch, his Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool repainting, and his efforts to affix his name to the Kennedy Center. All minor stuff, you may object. But taken together with the higher prices attributable to high tariffs and the Middle East conflict, these projects have clearly damaged the standing of the president and his party more than anything in Trump’s first term. Voters see those higher prices every day at the gasoline and diesel pumps, and Trump’s job approval moves inversely to gas prices. It’s still possible for Republicans to argue that Democrats are “for they/them.” But it’s getting harder to persuade voters that “President Trump is for you.” Michael Barone is a senior political analyst for the Washington Examiner, resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and longtime coauthor of “The Almanac of American Politics.” (Copyright 2026 Creators.com)
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ROGER HARWARD
ROSE THOMPSON
VICTORIA WILLIAMS
SEPT. 8, 1948 – OCT. 10, 2026
AUG.10, 1942 – OCT. 17, 2026
DEC. 12, 1995 – OCT. 7, 2026
Roger Clinton Harward, 78, of Norwood, passed away Victoria was a miracle baby, and an amazing blessing Rose Juanita Lambert Thompson, 84, of Albemarle, Saturday, October 10, 2026 at Atrium Healthcare in from God to her parents, Kathy, and Tim Williams and passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at Albemarle. to her twin brothers, Jonathan and Chase Williams. She Woodhaven Court. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, was born on December 12, 1995, in Columbia, SC. She Her funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, October 16, 2026 at Green Memorial Methodist Church. came into this world six weeks early, weighing in at only October 21, 2026, in the Stanly Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Larry Coley will officiate and interment will follow in 4 pounds and 8 ounces. Due to her small size and early with Pastor Delane Burris officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends one delivery, her Doctor placed her in the Neonatal Intensive Fairview Memorial Park. The family will receive friends hour prior to the service. Care Unit, (NICU) for an undetermined period of time. from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at Stanly Funeral and Cremation Roger was born on September 8, 1948 in Stanly However, after two days in the NICU, it became obvious Care of Albemarle, prior to the service. January 24, 1939 ~ January 15, June 23, 1967 ~ January 10, 2023 March 23, 1935 - January 9, County to the late Shellie Clinton and Banks Poplin that Victoria was a fighter and the Doctor said she was a Born August 10, 1942, in Stanly County, North 2023 2023 April 17, 1936 January 14, 2023 October 1944with - January Harward. He~graduated from South Stanly High School different baby and allowed her to go11, home her new10, Carolina, she was theArthur daughter of the 55, lateofBerry Lambert James Roseboro, 2023 and was a member at Green MemorialDwight Methodist Church. family on time. Her belief in God, her strength and her and Geneva Smith Lambert. Juanita retired from Stanly Britten Farmer Sr., 83, Albemarle, passed away Tuesday, John grew up in the Millingport Barbara Jean Taylor 86, he is preceded In addition to hisDrye, parents, in death by fighting spirit would serve her well as she faced many County Environmental Health worked of Norwood died Sunday morning, January 10, 2023 at and Anson Healthat several community where he drove a school of Oakboro, passed away Saturday, Doris teen Elaine Jones Coleman, his brother: Darril Harward; and sister: Caron health problems and adult years. 78, other jobs throughout of worked January 15,Harward 2023 at Forrest Oakes. and Rehab.her career. She was a member bus and at the local gasduring her early January 14, 2023 at her home. went home into God’ s presence Dwight was born JanuaryFairview 24, Mr. Roseboro was born on Lowder. She passed peacefully in her sleep on October 7, 2026,on Baptist Church. station during his High School years. Barbara was born April 1936 Jerry 10 after a sudden 1939 in Stanly June 23, 1967heart to thefor late Robert especially He graduated from Millingport He is survived by his17, brother, Harward ofCounty home;to the late and was received into the January loving arms of her Lord illness Jesusand Juanita had a tender animals, in North Carolina to the late Robert a valiant week-long fight in ICU. Walter Virgil and Martha Adkins and Delena Shipp Roseboro. He High in 1954Christ. and entered into niece and nephew: Becky Goforth and Ken Lowder; and dogs, and a special fondness for babies. She enjoyed Lee Taylor and the late Eva Belle Doris was born on October 11, Farmer. He was a 1957 graduate graduated from South Stanly service with the US Airforce numerous Victoria loved God, her 1944, family, friends, the collecting, browsing antique sales, reading, and working Watts Taylor. cousins. in her the mountains of Marion, of Norwood School and Highalso School andspending was employed immediatelyClemson afterward. Uponand all her animals. may bein made MemorialHigh Methodist Tigers She waswas an away inwas her yard. She loved time by at the lake. SheMemorials was also preceded deathto Green NC while her father a United States Army Veteran. Triangle Brick. He enjoyed watching return from the service, he and his Highway NC 28128. accomplished equestrianfighting and hunter forduring which She loved going out to eat with her close friends. These by Church, husband 11495 of 61 years, Keith138, FurrNorwood, in thejumper US Navy He was a member of Cedar Grove football and basketball, especially the high school sweetheart Julie were she won numerous awards and ribbons. She was simple pleasures, along with the love she shared with Drye, and brothers, Robert Lee World War II. Raymond Jones was United Methodist Church where he Carolina TarHeels and Miami. married in 1956. He graduated from a member of the First Baptist Church of Irmo. She family will beto remembered knew Taylor, Jr. and George Kenneth so proud to return after the war and had served as church treasurer andand friends, In addition his parents hebyisall who Nashville Auto Diesel College later in Taylor. his little girl! Doris grew up in graduated from Pointmeet Elementary, Dutch Fork SOUA G. XIONG choir member. He began hisher. career preceded in death by his brothers 1959 and began his career as aOak diesel Survivors include children, Durham, NCShe andattended graduated from Dutch Fork High School. by her son, Jimmy “Cowboy” Eudy Stanly County Sheriff’sShe is survived and sisters: Barbara Lee Roseboro, mechanic atMiddle, Mitchelland Distributing OCT. 10, 1962 – OCT.with 11, the 2026 Debbie (Mike) Williams of Durham School. She Midlands Technical College whereHigh she earned her furthered Jr., and his wife, Vicky, of Albemarle; her sister, Sheila Department moving to the Norwood Dorothy Brown, Verna Roseboro, Company, moving his growing Albemarle, Teresa (Tom) Curry her studies at Watts Hospital Police Department andofretiring as andHenrietta Ingram, andofHarold Veterinarian Technician Lowder, her husband, John, New London; her family to Charlotte where they lived certificate. Victoria had a It is with heavy(Tammy) hearts that we announce the passing of Oakboro, Douglas School ofhorses Nursing in Durham Chief of Police with the Town of Roseboro. great love for animals, especially and dogs. and grandson, Trinity Eudy; her great-grandsons, Wayland until their retirement. Soua G. Xiong on Sunday, October 11, 2026. Drye of Oakboro; grandchildren, graduated as a Registered Nurse in Norwood after many years of service. He is survived his sisters: When John purchased his first She started her career at the Lexington Pet Lodge in Eudy and Connor Eudy; andby many nieces and nephews. Soua was born on October 10, 1962, in Laos, the Melissa (Don) Parrish of Albemarle, 1966. Dwight was aneldest avid gardener, Helen (James) Roseboro Edwards Model A Ford at the age SC of 17,where he she spent many happy years. She Lexington, She was preceded in death by her sister Cecelia Sells and son of Txiaj Looj Xyooj grew upCarolina with fan. Samantha (Destiny) Smithand of True Vang. Doris married Rev. Dr. Ted birdSoua watcher and of Albemarle, Mary Roseboro said that he took the carher to the once said job requiredColeman her to relate to and people her son Thomas Anthony Eudy. Oakboro, Oakboro, in 1966 had and two siblingsBradley Ker X. Smith Vang, of Nancy Zoua X. Chang, Houa X.by Vang, He is survived his wife Hilda of Washington DC, and Marion community that mechanic whenmost he had she liked people, but sheAmy lovedand animals. If she Jonathan StoverNtaj of Peachland, and Xiong, daughters Laura. Doris Victor Tswv Xiong, Chong Pai X. Moua, Mai Whitley Farmer; one son D. Britten Morrison of Albemarle; brothers: a small problem.The mechanic told became aware of a dog that was in distress and needed Jessie Stover of Lylesville; raised Amy and Laura in North X. Chang, Kha Xiong, sisterand Kia X. Yang. In 1980, at justof17 Farmer Jr. (Mary) McLeansville, Thomas D. Roseboro of Charlotte, him that if he was going to keep the love and a home, that dogAugusta, would most in-law, Beatrice Goodman; SC. likely be going ALMOND NC;came one daughter Sharon Farmer VICKIE RobertLYNN Roseboro (Patricia) of HARRIScar, he needed years old, Soua and hismany brother Victor to America to learn to work on home with her. nieces and nephews; and her beloved Doris was an incredible neonatal Lowe (David) of Norwood; one Norwood, and Van Horne; a special with hope for a new beginning and the opportunity to MAY 28, 1954 – OCT. 12, 2026 it. This is when John’s passion for cats, Bo and Garfield. for most of her middle school,intensive Victoria care wasnurse diagnosed sister Geraldine friend of over 40 years, Michelle Model A FordsWhile beganin and how he build a better life away from the hardships of war. Dennis of Troy; two Barbara was a member of career, and this was her passion. with thyroid cancer and was a cancer survivor. She grandchildren, Dwight Britten “Dee” McLendon of the home; special Soua’s American only for himself. His Vickie Lynn Almond Harris, 72, of Mt. Pleasant,spent NC, his happiest days with his best Oakboro Baptist Churchdream for overwas never The Augusta Chronicle of didauto a feature struggled with celiacs disease and a multitude Farmer III and Whitley Rose Hui nieces: Nybrea Montague, Knya friends from around the globe for the wasover to see his family reunited in America. passed away on Monday, October 12, 2026, at Ignite 60greatest years. Shehope worked 30 years on her in 1985. She was a clinical Lowe. Little, and Laquanza Crump; special immune related health issues that she diligently fought rest of his life! That dream came true in 1986 mother and Medical in Albemarle, NC. at Stanly Knitting Mills. After just when his nurse manager in at Augusta, Georgia He was preceded in death by nephews: Robert Jr., Desmond overcome. struggles were real and times they At age 50,toafter years as aHer Detroit siblings joined him in the United States. A memorial service to celebrate Vickie’s life will be two years of retirement, she began at University Hospital NICU and his son Alex, brothers, Tommy and Roseboro, and Marcus Lilly; and Diesel Mechanic and Julie couldhebe debilitating. She once stated that she tries not With the his Oakboro family reunited, of starting held at 2:00God p.m.daughter, on Sunday, October 18, 2026, New managing Senior Soua dreamed worked there for 20 years. During Jimmy, sisters, Nancy, Cornelia Daphne Johnson; and at decided to take the plunge and to worry because in John this 13:7time, Jesus toldmentored his disciples: Center and did that for 18 Doris young a family of his own. Inyears 1992, he met Annabell, Diane Thomas inMae, andLife Church special in Locust, NC,Vetrella with Rev. Brandon Glennie Betty. friends, Johnson and Bowers open a full Model A Restoration “You do not realize now what I am doing, butinlater you until this past week. Barbara was nurses and assisted saving the California, and they married later thatMemorials year. Together, may be made officiating. to Cedar Ben McLendon. Shop. They thrived at their shop. She in also once stated: “When you feel will understand” known heragood cooking and lives of so many babies. She also theyfor built life and raised four daughters: Michelle, Born May 28, 1954, in Stanly County, NC, Vickie was Grove United Methodist Church, Cornelius, NC retirement in life, do not worry! Your life guard likeuntil youtheir are drowning always taking care ofand others. She also worked for Pediatrician Dr. William Abigail, Brandie, Cassidy. Above all else,or Soua loved Furrwhen Cemetery Choir Fund c/othe Pamdaughter of the late Lloyd P. Almond and Bessie in 1998 they moved back to walks on water.” She is no longer inin pain, nor does she loved going on day long shopping A. Wilkes Augusta for several Smith 36071 Rocky River Springs and cherished his family. Almond. Cabarrus County. John once again trips -Soua she could out walk and out years prior to her NICU career. Doris struggle with her health, as she is in the arms of her Road, Norwood, NC 28128. set up shop in his back yard garage also had a lifelong love for soccer. He enjoyed Vickie was a dedicated and hardworking woman shop people half her age. She kept retired from the on mother/baby Lord and Savior Jesus who walks the waterarea at a loyal group of Christ playing, organizing soccer events, and forming who retired from Harris Teeter in Concord, NC, where he attracted her mind and body active through Atrium Stanly in 2007 after over 40 has fully revealed himself to her. whoand visited almost daily. friendships the game. Those who knew him after previously working at Allison Manufacturingfriends in gardening, wordthrough searches, and years of nursing. The last year of her life was spent in Locust North While on the farm in Gold Hill, knewother howhobbies. much he looked forward to every World Cup Albemarle, NC. Throughout her working years, she took various Doris wasThomas. a gentle and Carolina with her boyfriend Michael Shesweet John also began a lifelong love with and the joy soccer brought into his life. pride in her responsibilities and the friendships she spirit and loved her Lord. She never Alis Chalmers tractors after he stated: “I’m the happiest I’ve been in a really long time.” Soua will be remembered as a loving husband and made along the way. She was a member of New Life met a stranger, and she always left restored his Dad’ s tractor and began include Victoria’s survivors her boyfriend, Michael father, a devoted son and brother, and a man whose life Church in Locust, where she enjoyed being part of her you feeling uplifted after talking amassing hisThomas; collectionparents, of tractors Tim andwith Kathy her.Williams; She wouldbrothers, often claim that was shaped by family, perseverance, friendship, and church family. as well. Jonathan Williams, (Charity), Chase Williams, (Grace); she had “adopted” friends into her hope. He will be deeply missed and forever remembered Above all, Vickie cherished her family. She was John restored many cars of grandparents, The Reverend Larry and Mrs. she immediate family, and honestly, by those who knew and loved him. a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great- his own andmaternal had the crowning Brenda Shull; Uncle Larry and Aunt Candice Shull; never made a distinction between Soua is survived by his beloved wife, Diane, and his grandmother whose family held a special place inachievement her of winning the most numerous cousins;The dogs -the Kobe, Keelo, (KeeKee), two.Arlo, Positivity radiated from her four daughters, Michelle, Abigail, Brandie, and Cassidy. heart. The moments spent together and the memories prestigious award from MARC, like sunlight. She was selfless, funny, Hazel, Lexi, Sunshine and Lana. Henry for a restoration that garnered Memorial Service made with those she loved were among life’s greatest smart, and sentimental. During her She is preceded in death by her paternal top points. He was also presented Hartsell Funeral Home & Crematory blessings. lifetime she was an active member grandparents, Woody, and Orangie Williams; Uncle Ken with the Ken Brady Service Award 522 N. 2nd Street, Albemarle, NC 28001 Vickie is lovingly survived by her daughter, Jennifer of First and Aunt Lake; dog, Luna;Baptist horse,Church Latte.of Durham, the highest award givenSherry to members Saturday, October 24, 2026: 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM Love (Reid) ofJanuary Mt. Pleasant, NC; daughter-in-law, First Baptist Church Augusta, 7, 1973 ~ January 8, Celebration of Life Memorial Service forof Sharon at the national A level. Sunday, October 25, 2026: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Monica Harris of Mt. Pleasant, Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church 2023NC; four grandchildren, This is what John’s Model A age 30, “Victoria” Williams, of Locust, North Carolina The family is deeply grateful for the prayers, love, and Hannah Russell (Landon) of Mt. Pleasant, NC, Olivia in Augusta, and Palestine United Communitywill hadbe to held say upon Saturday, October 24, 2026, at in 2:00 pm at support they have received during this difficult time. Loftin (Colby) Darrick of Unionville, Cody age Love of Methodist Church Albemarle. VashonNC, Baldwin, 50,(Krista) learning of his death: the First Baptist Church of Irmo, 7068 Nursery Road, She especially loved helping at Soua will be deeply missed, lovingly remembered, and Mt. Pleasant, NC, and Dalton of Mt. Pleasant, NC; entered eternal rest,Love Sunday, January He was an active member of Columbia, SC 29212. The church Reverend Smith andand withBlair olderM. adults, youth, 8, 2023, Albemarle,Avery, North Emmy, Carolina. forever held in the hearts of those who loved him. and six great-grandchildren, Ellie, Jaxon, Wesley Chapel Methodist Church Minister Allyson Kelly Horton will officiate. children. January Stanly by her sister, Cooper, andBorn Hunter. She7,is1973, alsoin survived where he loved serving as greeter on Victoria was beautiful inside She was strong. Sheand wasout. especially talented County, Carolina, Hilda Ritchie (Alvin)North of Locust, NC.Darrick was Sunday mornings. He also belonged at sewing from a young age and She loved and she was loved so very much. She will be the son of Eddie James Baldwin Sr. In addition to her parents, Vickie was precededtointhe United Methodist Men. LINDSEY MAULDIN made gifts for friends, Christmas and the late Phyllis Blue Baldwin. greatly missed. John is survived by his wife death by her beloved son, Jeremy Shawn Harris, who SEPT. 4, 1983 – OCT. 9, 2026 ornaments, Halloween Costumes, Darrick enjoyed life, always kept Memorial can be made to the following: Julie Ussery Kluttz, for 66contributions years passed away on May 5, 2023, and her brothers, Ray dollBuilding clothes, pageant dresses, prom things lively and enjoyed making First Baptist Church Irmo Fund, 7068 of the home. He is also survived Almond andothers Vance Almond. dresses, tote bags, scarves, Lindsey Tyler Mauldin, 43, of Norwood, passed away smile. His presence is no Nursey Road Columbia, SC 29212coats, (803) 781-1345 www. by athey son John David Kluttz (Kim) Though her family will deeply her presence, outfits for Amy and Laura, and longer in our midst, butmiss his memory Friday, October 9, 2026 at Atrium Health Care Main. of Oakboro, NC; two daughters, firstbaptistirmo.org will forever treasure the memories, Christening gowns for each of her will forever livelove, in our hearts. and special A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00pm on Sunday, Sally SimersonSmall of Denver, and Dog Rescue, But CO Mighty 583 Smith Chapel moments theyHe shared. Vickie’sinlife a blessing to grandchildren. was educated thewas Stanly October 18, 2026 at Edwards Funeral Home in Norwood. Betsy Tusa (John) ofCampobello, Lafayette, CO; Road, SC 29322, (734) Doris was673-0467 preceded inwww. death by those who knew her, andschools her memory will continue to grandchildren, Bonnie Kluttz County public and attended three Pastor Kevin Simmons will officiate. The family will smallbutmightyrescue.com her father Arthur Raymond Jones, Albemarle Senior High School, live on in the hearts of her family and friends. While Sammons (Ben) of Richfield, NC receive friends one hour before the service. her mother Mary Ellen Cameron Albemarle. saying goodbye is never easy, there is comfort in John Alexander McKinnon (Sarah) Lindsey was born on September 4, 1983 in Stanly Jones, and her sister Maryanne He was a great conversationalist knowing that the bonds of love are never broken and of Asheville, NC and Seth William County to Natalie Stoker Mauldin and the late Bobby Jones Brantley. and lovedofmeeting people. Darrick that the memories a life well lived remain with us McKinnon (Amanda) of Germany; ‘Darrell’ Mauldin. She graduated from South Stanly Survivors include her two never met a stranger and always five great-grandchildren, Charlotte, always. High School in 2001. Lindsey was a caring person and precious daughters: Amy Cameron showed love and compassion for his Meredith, Grant, Victoria and Stanly Funeral and Cremation Care of Locust, NC, is a wonderful mother. She loved her family and loved Coleman (partner Dr. Edward Neal fellowman. He also loved his dog, Ronan. John is also preceded in serving the Harris family. Chernault) of Albemarle, NC, and spending time with her children and grandchildren. Rocky. death by his parents, J.S. Kluttz and Laura Lindahl Coleman Oliverio He is survived by his father, In addition to her mother, Natalie, she is survived Mary Wyatt Clayton Kluttz; a large (husband David) of Cincinnati, Ohio; Eddie J. Baldwin Sr.; sisters: Crystal by her children: Marcus Green (Natalie), Devin Green and loving group of brothers and seven grandchildren: Cameron (Eric) Jackson, LaFondra (Stoney) (Summer), and Amya Crump; three grandchildren: sisters, Jack Methias Kluttz, Annie David Oliverio, Stephanie Jae Dejak, Medley, and Morgan Baldwin; Bryson, Brynlee, and Alaina Green; brother: Casey Lou Kluttz Honeycutt, Jake Nelson Luca Beatty Oliverio, Coleman John brothers: Eddie Baldwin Jr., Anton Kluttz, Julius Kluttz, Mary Patricia Mauldin; sister: Brittany Mauldin: nieces and nephews: Dejak, Carson Joseph Oliverio, Ryan Baldwin, and Lamont Baldwin; a Phillips and a grandson, Kevin Kenny Mauldin, Kortlyn Aplin, Nolan Moss, and Elijah Nicholas Dejak, and Jadon Richard host of other relatives and friends. A Fowler Kluttz. Moss; and grandmother: Mary Jean Mauldin Austin. Oliverio; and numerous in-laws, limb has fallen from our family tree. nieces, nephews, cousins, and loved We will not grieve Darrick’s death; ones. we will celebrate his life. We give thanksgiving for the many shared memories.
Barbara Jean (Taylor) Drye
Dwight Farmer
James Roseboro
Darrick Baldwin
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IN MEMORY
THEODORE “TED” FRANKLIN HUNEYCUTT JUNE 24, 1938 — OCT. 20, 2026
VICTOR A. KARAM FEB. 14, 1934 – OCT. 9, 2026 Victor Abraham Karam, 92, of Albemarle, North Carolina, and retired President of McRae Industries, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, October 9, 2026. Victor was born February 14, 1934 in Boston, Massachusetts to the late Karam A. Karam and Lillian Naddaff Karam. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Rose A. Karam; his son, Stephen A. Karam; and his grandson, Victor A. Karam III. Victor was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, and friend to so many. He was deeply loved by his family and cherished by all who had the privilege of knowing him. His kindness, love, and friendship touched many lives, and he will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him. His memory will live on in the hearts of his family and friends forever. The family will receive friends beginning at 2:00 pm - Friday, October 16, 2026 at Hartsell Funeral Home of Albemarle. The funeral service will be on Friday at 3:00 pm at Hartsell Funeral Home Albemarle, officiated by his favorite daughter Allison Rose Daniels. Victor is survived by his son, Victor A. Karam (Mary) of Charlotte, NC, daughter, Allison Rose Daniels of Charlotte, NC, daughter-in-law, Charlaine Karam of Raleigh, NC and Fiancee, Gwenda York. He is also survived by his brother, Dr. Ronald Karam; sisters, Eleanor Accettullo (Anthony) and Lorraine Baccari (Edward); and his grandchildren, Vale Daniels (Victoria), Kai Daniels (Corey), Alec J. Karam (Kristiana), Nicole Karam, and Lindsi Karam. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, https://www.stjude.org/donate/donate-to-st-jude or Boots on the Ground of North Carolina, https:// raleighbootsontheground.org/donate/.
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Theodore Franklin Huneycutt, 88, of Stanfield, passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. “Ted” was born June 24, 1938, in Stanfield, NC. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Kaye Huneycutt, and his parents Theodore Franklin Huneycutt and Minnie Sota Huneycutt. Survivors include his daughter, Selma Huneycutt Cranford and husband David; his son Theodore “Ted” Huneycutt, III and wife Kelley; and grandchildren Aubrey Huneycutt, Luke Huneycutt Cranford, and Levi Huneycutt Cranford. The family will receive friends from 3:00 p.m. to 3:45 p.m., Saturday, October 24, 2026, at Indian Hill Church, 8349 NC Highway 200, Stanfield, NC 28163. The funeral service will immediately follow at the gravesite at 4:00 p.m., officiated by Rev. Gene Hopkins.
ELLEN LANE STORY JUNE 21, 1951 – OCT. 17, 2026 Ellen Lane Story, 75, of Albemarle, North Carolina, passed away peacefully, leaving behind a legacy of love, laughter, friendship, faith, and family. Ellen will be remembered for her kind soul, contagious personality, easygoing spirit, and remarkable ability to make everyone around her feel welcome. She embraced life with gratitude, joy, and an appreciation for the simple moments that became lasting memories. Ellen shared an extraordinary love story with her husband and best friend, Joe Story. Together they built a beautiful life in Albemarle, raising a family and creating a home filled with love, laughter, and hospitality. Their marriage spanned 54 wonderful years, during which they enjoyed traveling, riding motorcycles, gathering with friends and neighbors, cheering on the Carolina Panthers and Duke basketball, and spending countless evenings watching sunsets from their patio surrounded by those they loved most. She had a special affection for animals, especially cats, and leaves behind her beloved companion, Bailee. Ellen is survived by her devoted husband, Joe Story; her daughter, Jill Story; her son, Rusty Story and his wife, Dana; and her cherished grandchildren, Mattie Grace Story, Ollie Story, Winnie Edquist, Zata Edquist, and Katerina Edquist. Known affectionately as “Meezee,” Ellen was the coolest grandmother anyone could ask for. Her grandchildren will forever treasure the adventures, laughter, and unconditional love she shared with them, including unforgettable rides in her beloved red Mini Cooper. She was preceded in death by her parents, C.V. Lane and Alma Lane, and her brother, Eddie Lane. Throughout her life, Ellen cultivated countless friendships through her warmth, generosity, and genuine interest in others. During her years at Pfeiffer University, she became much more than an employee. To many students, she was a trusted friend, mentor, encourager, and source of comfort, affectionately earning the title of “Pfeiffer Mom.” The countless young people whose lives she touched were blessed by her caring heart and steadfast support. Ellen never met a stranger. She possessed a unique gift for making people feel at ease, and her laughter, friendship, and loving spirit brightened every room she entered. Whether a family member, friend, neighbor, student or someone she had just met, she had a way of making people feel valued, included and loved. Ellen’s faith in God was a steady foundation throughout her life and a source of strength, comfort, and hope. Her family finds peace in knowing that Meezee is now in the presence of God and reunited with her parents, her brother, and those she loved who went before her. She leaves behind a family who loved her deeply and will miss her beyond words. They find comfort in knowing this goodbye is not forever. Please join us as we celebrate Ellen’s life at First Lutheran Church on Friday, October 23 at 11:00 a.m. For those who would like to stop by, share a story about Ellen, offer condolences, or simply spend some time with our family, our home will be open Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 1:00–5:00 p.m. at 903 Ridge Street. We would love to see you and hear your memories of her. In lieu of flowers, we ask that you help us care for our dad, Joe Story, in the days ahead with a meal, a visit, or simply your continued love and support.
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On September 1, 2026, the Stanly County Board of Elections met in the Board of Elections Office at the Stanly Commons, Albemarle, North Carolina and adopted the following resolution: BE IT RESOLVED by the Stanly County Board of Elections that: The Stanly County Board of Elections shall meet at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 at the Stanly County Board of Elections Meeting Room at 1000 N First Street, Suite 4, Albemarle, North Carolina to count absentee ballots. Any voter of the County may attend this meeting and observe the count. The results of the absentee ballot count will not be announced before 7:30 pm on that day. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Stanly County Board of Elections that: The Stanly County Board of Elections shall meet as allowed by G.S. 163-234(11) &(12) to count cured absentee ballots received pursuant to G.S. 163-230.1(e1) at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, and UOCAVA absentee ballots received pursuant to G.S. 163-231(b)(2) at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 12, 2026. William N. Rigsbee, Jr., Chair Stanly County Board of Elections
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Need a smile? This livestream features 6 puppies all day long The livestream offers viewers scientific education and a respite from the world’s stressful headlines By Stefanie Dazio The Associated Press EVERY WIGGLE and wobble, every snuffle and squeak of six newborn puppies snuggling together in Finland is captured by cameras monitoring their development in the first weeks of their lives. For science, of course. Even though the puppies mostly nap and nurse — no fetching yet — they’ve entranced millions of Finnish viewers and others around the world through “Pentulive,” a 24/7 slow TV livestream from Finland’s national public broadcaster, Yle. “Pentu” means puppy in Finnish. The puppies’ mother, a 5-year-old Lagotto Romagnolo dog named Hilkka, gave birth to four males and two females on Oct. 10. The puppies have brown and white fur and weighed roughly 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds) each Thursday. “They are just opening their eyes and their ears,” Pirjo Koskinen, a Yle science journalist who came up with the idea for “Pentulive,” told The Associat-
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New puppies from the Lagotto Romagnolo dog Hilkka in Finland are being livestreamed 24/7, as they take their first steps (though they mostly sleep and eat). The Pentulive show is available online from Finland’s national public broadcaster, Yle. ed Press on Thursday. “They are taking their first clumsy steps.” The slow TV show is in its sixth season and expected to break viewership records again. In less than two weeks, the livestream had more than 6 million views on social media alone in the country of 5.7 million people. A naming ceremony is set for Saturday. The programming incorporates science through chat sessions with viewers three times a week, as well as a podcast and online articles detailing
the dogs’ development. The audience can watch the puppies grow day by day and track their milestones alongside Yle’s science journalists and the breeder. The scientific benefits extend to humans, too. Seeing the puppies attempt to make a mad dash to their mother for milk, for example, can trigger an increase in levels of a hormone called oxytocin in a human brain, Koskinen said. Also known as the love hormone, it can help create so-
cial bonding as well as reduce anxiety. The show is also an escape from the stresses of the rest of the world for viewers and Yle’s journalists alike. One look at those wagging tails and little pink noses and it’s hard not to smile, said Jyri Loikkanen, Yle’s producer of “Pentulive.” Loikkanen, who often watches the livestream to decompress from his workday, said a commenter wrote on social media comparing the U.S. considering livestreaming the firing squad
“I think it’s pretty much a sign of the times that people crave for this kind of small escape.” Jyri Loikkanen, Producer, Yle’s “Pentulive” execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan to Finland streaming puppies. “I think it’s pretty much a sign of the times that people crave for this kind of small escape,” Loikkanen said, from the “doom and gloomy news what we are experiencing at the moment: The politics, the economics, war and strife et cetera.” The puppies will be adopted mid-December by people chosen by the breeder. Yle keeps the breeder’s name and location anonymous for their privacy and so that they can focus on the dogs’ well-being. The puppies’ new families are selected before the livestream begins each year. The slow TV style of programming began in 2009 with Norwegian public broadcaster NRK’s minute-by-minute airing of a seven-hour train trip across the southern part of the country. It has since spread with productions in the United Kingdom, China and elsewhere. In Sweden, for example, remote cameras for “The Great Moose Migration” capture dozens of moose as they swim across the Ångerman River, some 300 kilometers (187 miles) northwest of Stockholm, in the annual spring migration toward summer grazing pastures.
Facing a ban on horse-drawn carriages, Central Park’s drivers fear for their livelihoods More than 150 drivers now face layoffs despite promises of help from City Hall
develop a plan by next April to help the more than 150 remaining drivers find other work. That would include referrals for job openings in the city’s transit, hospitality and taxi industries, as well as career counseling. It also would anticipate the administration considering some form of compensation for industry workers. City Hall is working on a detailed plan for the transition of the workforce and has started discussions on potential com-
pensation, a spokesperson for the mayor said. And Mamdani himself has said government has a “civic responsibility to ensure that we are not leaving anybody out to dry.” Medet Fidan, a former cab driver who traded his steering wheel for a set of reins after ride sharing apps upended the taxi industry, said he felt like he was being targeted. “I think the city is leaving us a big mess,” said Fidan, 56, who has been driving a carriage for
15 years. “We’re going to lose our businesses, we’re going to lose our jobs, we’re going to lose our livelihoods.” Council Speaker Julie Menin “will remain engaged in the transition process,” a spokesperson said, adding that the legislation seeks to address the longstanding question of what happens to displaced carriage drivers by setting a firm deadline for City Hall to act. The union representing the drivers has vowed to file a legal
challenge “the minute the ink dries” on the legislation. Mamdani’s two immediate predecessors as mayor had both called to end the industry, but neither succeeded. Former Mayor Bill de Blasio campaigned on ending the rides on day one of his administration but the effort wilted amid a backlash from unions and a big media blitz involving actor Liam Neeson. Eric Adams, the mayor just before Mamdani, floated a ban late in his term but the proposal went nowhere. The latest push began in June after an 18-year-old Indian tourist, Romanch Mahajan, died after jumping from a runaway carriage during a ride. That appeared to be the first fatality involving a horse carriage in Central Park since the rides began. Mahajan’s family has personally appealed to the city to end the rides, offering tearful testimony that they thought the rides were safe. His father, Deepak Mahajan, told lawmakers that his son jumped from the carriage to help his mother after she was thrown out of her seat after the horse suddenly bolted. Carriage drivers have expressed sympathy for Mahajan and his family but argue that they are being unfairly targeted because of a single accident. “It does nothing for alternate employment, for the continuation of our businesses,” said Christina Hansen, a longtime carriage driver and industry spokesperson. “Who’s going to pay my rent while I’m looking for a job?”
location with pedestrian access and accommodations for passengers with disabilities. Councilmember Dexter Townsend urged the city to consider solutions that preserve the service while addressing merchants’ concerns. “I sympathize with the business owners, and they shouldn’t have to endure what they’re going through,” Townsend said. “But at the end of the day, I think there are some solutions where we stop trying to find ways to exclude something instead of trying to make it work.” Sabrina Klein, on behalf of Esther House of Stanly Coun-
ty, said the bus provides essential transportation for people receiving services after domestic violence, human trafficking or sexual assault. “It would be very detrimental to the Esther House if we did not have the bus stop,” Klein said, adding that the organization cannot afford to transport clients long distances by other means. Katie Brasseur, representing Brasseur Trains and Hobbies, also supported keeping bus service in Albemarle but argued that its current location lacks seating, shelter, restrooms and access to basic necessities.
Brasseur said some travelers enter her shop seeking water or a bathroom, but she disputed claims that passengers routinely sleep outside the business. “I feel that there is a need for this bus, and I’d like to see us move it somewhere where folks do have access to these facilities,” Brasseur said. “I don’t like it in front of our store because they have access to nothing.” During the discussion, Evans suggested Vac and Dash “most likely” had been compensated by Greyhound for hosting the stop. However, Vac and Dash owner Peter Asciutto disputed that Wednesday.
“I got zero compensation from Greyhound. I did it because it fulfills the needs of people in the community,” Asciutto told SNJ. Moving forward, councilmembers asked NCDOT and Sunway to examine alternative locations, including public facilities or areas near convenience stores with food and restrooms. Evans said he would continue working with City Manager Darren Rhodes to identify a suitable site. The Albemarle City Council will hold its next regular meeting on Nov. 2 at 6:30 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers.
By Anthony Izaguirre The Associated Press NEW YORK — The horsedrawn carriages that have cruised through Central Park for more than 150 years are set to be banished soon from New York City, ending an iconic tradition beloved by tourists but long opposed by animal welfare activists. For the carriage drivers, it’s unclear what comes next. “No one can come up with an appropriate answer because there is none,” said Alexus Lawson, a 28-year-old carriage driver from Queens who grew up with horses and has worked as a riding instructor. Now, she worries about what would become of 7-year-old Starlight and her other horses. “Without a job, how can I take care of my horses?” The New York City Council is expected to pass a bill Thursday that would ban horse-drawn carriage rides by June 2028, pulling back the reins after the death of a teenage tourist last spring spurred the latest call to end the rides after decades of opposition from activists. But the one question that has come up time and again — what to do with drivers whose jobs would be eliminated — remains largely unanswered. The legislation requires Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s office to
ALBEMARLE from page A1 es of people getting off the bus and lying in front of their business with luggage, laying down on pillows on the sidewalk,” Aldridge said. Evans cautioned that complaints about people near a stop do not necessarily indict actual passengers, describing a previous investigation elsewhere that found individuals blamed for disturbances had not purchased bus tickets. He said NCDOT could establish better communication with city officials, document specific problems or evaluate another
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A carriage horse that takes people on rides through Central Park drinks water at an entrance to the park, earlier this month, in New York.
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Rush is on to patch software vulnerability that could impact 70% of websites worldwide AI researchers uncovered vulnerabilities in PHP that had remained hidden in the codebase for years
“The delay was a structural failure, caused by both the security team’s decision process and its lack of resources.”
By David McHugh and Emma Burrows The Associated Press LONDON — Governments and corporations worked throughout the night on urgent security updates after the AI-assisted discovery of vulnerabilities in a programming language vital to 70% of websites globally. Many government sites appeared to be functioning normally Thursday, but outages or limited service continued while security work was under way. The FBI’s cyber division warned on Wednesday that the vulnerabilities could allow malicious actors to remotely execute code in the programming language, PHP, which powers websites and web applications. That raised the risk of sensitive data and networks being compromised, said the agency, which recommended that operators take websites offline if they can’t update them immediately. In Britain some “limited” government services may temporarily be offline while work is carried out to address potential cybersecurity issues, the prime minister’s office said. “Work has already taken place across Government to identify and fix potential exposures to our systems, and our experts are continuing to work closely with both OpenAI and international partners on this issue,” a spokeswoman said Thursday. “No large public-facing critical services are being affected by the exercise, but some
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The FBI warned companies and website owners of urgent vulnerabilities in PHP, a commonly used programming language for websites, on Thursday. limited services may temporarily be offline while security work is carried out,” the spokeswoman said. The two critical flaws identified by AI could allow bad actors to get unauthenticated access to sites which, in theory, could allow them to control a web server remotely without needing a password, said James Sullivan, Director of Cyber and Tech at the Royal United Services Institute in London. That could allow a hacker to steal data, alter data or use the system as a platform from which to launch other attacks, he said. Taking websites offline while fixing the problem is “good practice,” and appropriate cyber risk management but it’s “staggering” that some of
the flaws are more than a decade old, Sullivan said. Artificial intelligence agents helped uncover the vulnerabilities. In a blog post, OpenAI said it had led a coalition of researchers, security providers and others to address vulnerabilities in PHP over the past two months. OpenAI called the flaws “one of the most impactful security issues in recent memory.” It said AI appeared to find the vulnerabilities before any attackers did. The vulnerability has been known about since at least 2024, according to the PHP Foundation, which accepted some of the blame for not coming up with a fix sooner. “The delay was a structural failure, caused by both the
security team’s decision process and its lack of resources,” the foundation said. Sullivan also said that the lack of urgency in finding a patch may be because the design flaws were not deemed a major risk. “There’s good news and bad news to this,” Sullivan said, explaining that on the one hand, AI can help attackers to identify new vulnerabilities but, on the other hand, it can also help uncover and fix them. The reason, he said, that some websites may still be down is because there are multiple patches available for different types of software, some organizations may still be waiting to receive them and they need to be tested to make sure they work. The government of Finland’s website said that the disruption had been resolved, but that “some content is still missing and is currently being restored.” In Japan, Osaka prefecture’s website said its machine translations service was “unavailable due to a system failure.” The Japanese Prime Minister shared a warning from the government in a social media post, advising website administrators to check if they use PHP and to immediately install a patch that was released late Wednesday. “If it is difficult to apply the
fix patch promptly, temporarily suspending websites and similar measures can be considered an effective way to reduce risk,” Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said. Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said the government had not received any reports of damage from cyberattacks related to the PHP vulnerability. Parts of some government websites were taken offline temporarily, he said, to minimize risks, “Just to be safe,” Kihara said. One of the vulnerabilities corrupts a system’s memory which means it can no longer remember certain bits of data, allowing a potential hacker to exploit the system with its own code. The other flaw means user data is stored on the system instead of being removed which allows a bad actor to potentially access it, including downloading or wiping it, Sullivan said. The PHP Foundation, which includes developers who work on securing the programming language, said late Wednesday that it had released fixes for the vulnerabilities, along with instructions on how to update systems. The European Union cybersecurity agency, ENISA, advised “organizations to take immediate action” to address the vulnerabilities. “We shouldn’t turn this into a futuristic scenario where we’re all doomed,” said Sullivan. There are many “basic” steps individuals and companies can take to protect themselves against most threats, he said, including identifying systems that could be compromised, installing software updates and patches as soon as they are released and using two-factor authentication.
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ty Schools said in a statement. “Their accomplishment not only tested their physical endurance but also honored the courage and sacrifice of those remembered through the Bataan Death March Memorial.” Community support helped the students complete the journey. The Stanly County Sheriff’s Office accompanied the cadets along the route to help keep participants safe, while the West Stanly Fire Department also supported the event. Cooper thanked parents, community members and a photographer who documented the hike, expressing appreciation for those who helped make the event possible. “There were a lot of people to be thankful for, so we really appreciate it, but mostly the kids, because 1% better every day is our goal. I’m proud of each and every one of them,” Cooper said. The Stanly County Board of Education’s next regular meeting is scheduled for Nov. 3 at 6:15 p.m. in the Gene McIntyre Meeting Room at Stanly County Commons.
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By Alanna Durkin Richer and Sarah Rankin The Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. — Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas, one of the state’s most powerful Democrats, was charged on Thursday in connection with what federal authorities alleged was a role leading a wide-ranging criminal enterprise that acquired and distributed large quantities of marijuana and laundered the proceeds. Lucas, who has been in elected office for decades, used her political power to insulate the operation from scrutiny, according to an indictment charging her and six other defendants, including several of her relatives. She “put her own financial interests before the people she was elected to serve,” said U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche, who spoke at a news conference with FBI Director Kash Patel. Lucas surrendered, a Justice Department spokesperson said, and was expected to make an initial appearance in federal court on Thursday afternoon. The charges, including drug trafficking and money laundering, came after the FBI searched Lucas’ hometown office and a cannabis shop in which she has a stake in May. At the time of the search, Lucas — who has been a vocal critic of Republican President Donald Trump’s administration — characterized it as an attempt to intimidate her. “This is the circus we always expected it to be,” said Brian Woolfolk, chief counsel for the L. Louise Lucas Legal Defense Fund. Lucas says she won’t be bullied by the federal government A statement attributed to Lucas posted on her social media account did not directly address the substance of the charges but said Thursday’s actions amounted to the federal government wielding its “full weight” against a great-grandmother. “I will not be intimidated. I will not be bullied. And I will not back down,” Lucas said in the statement. The brash 82-year-old lawmaker has spent decades ascending the ranks of Virginia politics and has served since 1992 in the state Senate, where she’s the president pro tempore, overseeing the chamber in the lieutenant governor’s absence. More significantly, she leads the powerful Senate finance committee, through which all legislation with any budget impact must flow. She’s used the position to stop and ultimately kill legislation she opposes. Justice Department rejects any suggestion politics played a role The indictment comes as Trump’s Justice Department has faced intense scrutiny over investigations and prosecutions against foes of the president that critics have called politically motivated. Blanche rejected any suggestion that politics played a role in Lucas’ case, noting that the investigation began well before the second Trump administration started in January 2025. “We don’t do political paybacks,” Blanche told reporters. A person familiar with the May search told The Associated Press at the time that the probe was opened during Democratic President Joe Biden’s administration. The FBI alleges a ‘criminal marijuana enterprise’ Patel said in a statement that the charges allege “Lucas and a close-knit group of
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US Attorney General Todd Blanche answers questions during a press conference announcing the indictment of Virginia State Sen. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, Thursday Oct. 22, 2026, in Norfolk, Va. family members and associates orchestrated a multi-year scheme to enrich their own criminal marijuana enterprise, ‘the Lucas Enterprise’ — using Lucas’ position as Chairwoman of the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee to insulate the enterprise from criminal scrutiny and influencing legislation to financially benefit themselves.” The indictment describes Lucas as the “leader of the enterprise,” who “approved and directed criminal activities,” including arranging for the acquisition and distribution of marijuana and supervising the laundering of the proceeds. The indictment also alleges that Lucas worked with another of the defendants to use her political position to obtain a recreational marijuana license for him, with the understanding that the proceeds from sales under the license would be shared with her. Since 2021, marijuana has been legal to possess in Virginia, and many shops across the state have sold cannabis-derived products. But full recreational sales are not yet underway; legislation enacted earlier this year will allow them beginning in July 2027. Among the other defendants are two daughters of Lucas and a grandson. It was unclear if they had obtained legal representation. They were also scheduled to make an initial court appearance Thursday afternoon. Lucas has long supported legalizing marijuana A forceful advocate of legalizing marijuana, Lucas partnered in opening the shop, The Cannabis Outlet, in 2021, selling hemp and CBD products. Lucas has publicly spoken about her ownership stake in the cannabis shop as recently as June, though her most recent financial disclosure forms do not list the business by name. Lucas also runs a network of companies that provide residential, transportation and other services to adults with intellectual disabilities. Court records related to the case for months have been sealed, though earlier this year the Department of Justice sent at least two rounds of letters notifying journalists, politicians and others in Lucas’ orbit that their communications with Lucas had been intercepted as part of a court-approved wiretap that ran for two one-month time spans. Democrats react At the time of the search — when marijuana was recovered at The Cannabis Outlet, according to the indictment — many Democrats spoke up to defend Lucas, expressing skepticism about the basis for the search, given the Department of Justice’s efforts to establish criminal conduct by perceived Trump opponents. The initial reaction Thursday was more muted. Scott Surovell, the Democratic leader of the state Senate, said in a statement that the indictment contained “serious allegations” but
“I will not be intimidated. I will not be bullied. And I will not back down.” L. Louise Lucas, Virginia State Senator emphasized that “Senator Lucas has the right to defend herself, and she has my full support as she does so.” Other legislative leaders and Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s office did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The senator draws comparisons to Trump Lucas, who represents a district that includes her hometown of coastal Portsmouth, operates with a sometimes-profane, unapologetic style that’s drawn comparisons to Trump. She amassed a six-figure following on X and national attention, using the social media platform to advocate forcefully for her priorities and to bash her critics, including former GOP Gov. Glenn Youngkin. She’s also occasionally blasted members of her own party, including Spanberger, with whom she’s had disagreements. Earlier this year, Lucas helped lead Democrats’ ultimately unsuccessful plan to gerrymander the blue-leaning state’s congressional districts into a map intended to elect 10 Democrats and only one Republican. Along the way, she posted quips about four GOP members the intended map sought to oust, joking that they soon would be working at McDonald’s. She and other Democrats defended the maps as a reasonable response to Trump-backed efforts to boost the GOP’s midterm advantage in other states.
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Denico Autry joins Albemarle’s inaugural Wall of Fame class The former Bulldogs standout played 12 seasons in the NFL By Jesse Deal Stanly News Journal ALBEMARLE — Denico Autry’s journey from Albemarle High School to a 12-season NFL career earned him a place among the first members of his hometown’s Wall of Fame on Monday night. The defensive lineman joined late broadcaster Bob Harris and late attorney Staton P. Williams in the inaugural class, honored during the Albemarle City Council meeting at City Hall. “From Albemarle to the na-
tional spotlight, Denico Autry embodies perseverance, excellence and community pride,” Mayor Ronnie Michael said. “His achievements and character make him a worthy honoree for the city of Albemarle’s Wall of Fame.” Autry, 36, credited his faith, family and hometown support for helping him build a career that spanned four NFL franchises. “None of this would have been possible without God, my parents, that great support system and not forgetting where you come from,” Autry said. “No matter where I went, you were going to know I was from Albemarle.” His football career began
“No matter where I went, you were going to know I was from Albemarle.” Denico Autry with the Bulldogs, where he recorded 104 solo tackles, nine sacks, five forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries as a senior. He earned Rocky River Conference Defensive Player of the Year honors before continuing at East Mississippi Community College. Autry helped the Lions finish 12-0 and capture state and national championships in
2011, earning first-team junior college All-America honors. He then moved to Mississippi State, starting 23 of 26 games over two seasons and compiling 73 tackles, 16 tackles for loss and six sacks. Despite that production, he received no invitation to the NFL scouting combine and went unselected in the 2014 draft. Autry signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent, launching an NFL career that included stops with the Indianapolis Colts, Tennessee Titans and Houston Texans. He lined up both inside at defensive tackle and on the edge at defensive end. He collected 10.5 sacks
during four seasons in Oakland before joining Indianapolis in 2018. Across three seasons with the Colts, he produced 20 sacks in 40 games, making 38 starts. Tennessee became the site of his most productive stretch. Autry totaled 28.5 sacks from 2021 through 2023, including a career-high 11.5 in his final season with the Titans. That season, he led Tennessee in sacks while appearing in every game. He spent the next two seasons with Houston, recording 6.5 sacks across 22 games while dealing with a knee injury. Across 164 regular-season appearances, including 91 starts, Autry accumulated 331 tackles, 65.5 sacks, 117 quarterback hits, eight forced fumbles and 35 pass breakups. His contributions extended to special teams, where his 13 blocked kicks tied former Carolina Panthers star Julius Peppers for the second-highest total by an NFL player since 1991. In March, Autry became a free agent after his two-year contract with Houston expired.
Volleyball teams advance through state playoffs Three local squads made it to the third round By Jesse Deal Stanly News Journal ALBEMARLE — Three of Stanly County’s five varsity volleyball teams advanced to the third round of the NCHSAA state playoffs this week, while one exited in the second round and another fell in the first. North Stanly Comets Fresh off their fourth straight Yadkin Valley Conference crown, the Comets (275), riding a nine-game winning streak, entered the 3A bracket as a No. 1 seed with a firstround bye. On Tuesday, North Stanly hosted No. 16 Surrey Central (10-14) in a second-round matchup, defeating the Golden Eagles 3-0 in New London. Emmy Talbert, Stella Marks, Reese Coble and the rest of the Comet team hosted No. 9 Draughn (24-10) on Thursday, aiming to advance to the fourth round of action.
West Stanly received a firstround bye for the state playoffs before hosting No. 11 North Lenoir (17-6). The Colts won 3-0 in three consecutive sets, advancing on to a third-round road matchup at No. 3 Clinton (20-3) on Thursday. Led by Melaina Yow, Caroline Barbee and Georgia Moffitt, the Colts have won eight of their past nine games. Gray Stone Day Knights The Knights (16-7) entered the 2A playoffs with four wins in their past five matches, their lone loss coming against the Comets in the YVC Tournament. As a No. 9 seed in the state playoffs, Gray Stone got past No. 24 Langtree Charter Academy (3-21) by forfeit in the first round. The Knights then traveled to Mooresville to challenge No. 8 Bishop McGuinness, escaping past the Villains (19-10) with a 3-2 win. On Thursday, Gray Stone hit the road to square off with No. 1 Cherokee (26-7).
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Alternating wins and losses for every contest they played in October, the No. 12 Bulls (1812) got back in the win column with a 3-0 first-round victory
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North Stanly’s Ashlyn Cook (11) leaps at the net during a home matchup against Anson. over No. 21 Starmount (5-17) in Norwood in the 2A bracket. South Stanly moved on to a road matchup against the No. 5 Murphy Bulldogs (17-6), where the Bulls were saddled with a 3-1 loss in their exit from the state playoffs. With a 7-3 conference re-
cord, South Stanly finished second in the YVC this season. Albemarle Bulldogs Entering the 2A bracket as a No. 23 seed, the Bulldogs (5-13) headed off to Elkin to challenge the No. 10 Bucking Elks (18-8)
for first-round action. Facing an Albemarle team that had lost seven of its past eight games, the Elks came away with a 3-0 victory. The Bulldogs’ 2-9 record against YVC opponents landed them fifth in the 2026 conference standings.
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Stanly News Journal for Sunday, October 25, 2026
Singh wins on PGA Tour Champions at age 63 The three-time major champ becomes the second-oldest winner on the tour
The Associated Press CARY — Vijay Singh became the second-oldest player to win on the PGA Tour Champions on Sunday when the 63-yearold Fijian closed with a 3-under 69 for a two-shot victory in the
SAS Championship. Singh made four birdies in a six-hole stretch around the turn to get in front of a crowded leaderboard and then left the mistakes to everyone else while closing with six straight pars to win by two over Ernie Els. Bernhard Langer is the only other player older than Singh to win on the 50-and-older circuit. Langer won at age 67, and the German has five other Champions Tour titles at 64 or older.
“This was a big one,” Singh said after tapping in for one final par. “It’s been a tough year, all year, and then I didn’t know how I was going to play this morning. My back doesn’t do very well in cold. I didn’t hit my irons as good as I wanted to, but I got the job done.” A 34-time winner on the PGA Tour, it was only his sixth PGA Tour Champions title and first in just over three years. Singh did not have a top 10 finish all year until win-
ning Sunday. Els closed with a 69 and was runner-up. The last challenge came from Tim O’Neal, one shot behind until he tried to hit out of a fairway bunker on the par-5 17th hole. The ball hit the top of the lip and tumbled into a creek, leading to a double bogey-bogey finish for O’Neal. Matthew Goggin was the only player to move into the top 72 who qualify for the Charles Schwab Cup postseason that starts next week in St. Louis.
Boozer adjusting to NBA spotlight as solo act, feels prepared for new chapter The No. 3 draft pick joins the Memphis Grizzlies By Teresa M. Walker The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Cam Boozer finds himself in an unfamiliar space as he embarks on the NBA career he has prepared for his entire life. He’s on his own. Sure, father Carlos, a two‑time NBA All-Star and 13year veteran, is just a phone call or text away. The biggest difference on the court and in daily life is twin brother Cayden isn’t in Memphis with him. Cayden stayed in college at Duke when Cam decided to enter the NBA Draft. “The biggest thing is just not going through the tough moments and the great moments with him,” Boozer said during the Grizzlies’ training camp. “But, I mean, me and him are prepared for this. We played with a lot of players over the years, and I think it’s exciting for both of us. Both of us having a new step in our journey.” That first step came in June when the Memphis Grizzlies made Cam Boozer the No. 3 overall pick hoping the 6-foot‑10, 250-pound forward is the key piece for a franchise rebuilding yet again through the draft. That could be a lot of pressure on someone who just turned 19 with one year of college at Duke.
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Memphis Grizzlies’ Cameron Boozer hangs from the rim after dunking during a preseason game against the Chicago Bulls. Luckily, growing up a Boozer has helped Cam prepare for this moment. “Oh, man, I definitely think it helped for sure,” Boozer said. “I think at the end of the day, everybody has to get tossed into it, and I think it helps you get prepared hearing your parents give you advice and things like that, but at the end of the day, you’ve got to go through it yourself.” Boozer slides into a young
Grizzlies roster. Memphis execs rave about all that Boozer brings with his shooting, rebounding, toughness and focus on winning. “That’s what we want him to keep focusing on ... He’s obviously going to play a significant role,” general manager Zach Kleiman said. “We’ll give him what he’s ready for. I suspect he’ll, as he always has, find a way to make even more of an impact
than people expect of him.” The Grizzlies aren’t ready to define exactly what Boozer will do, giving him some freedom to slide out to the perimeter and shoot from outside. The AP men’s player of the year averaged 22.5 points a game and grabbed 10.2 rebounds a game in his only season at Duke. He also shot 39.1% outside the arc. “Not going to put him in a box, not going to say anything
Phillies put Turner on notice: get better at shortstop or find another position The NC State product struggled on offense and defense this season
“I’ve got a lot of work to do. Kind of go over everything and just figure out as much as I can. Find answers.”
By Dan Gelston The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Trea Turner has seven years left on his $300 million contract with the Phillies. He has through about spring training to get his defense together and remain Philadelphia’s starting shortstop. A year after Dave Dombrowski put Bryce Harper on blast, the top Phillies executive turned his biting criticism toward Turner. The 33-year-old Turner had perhaps the worst season of his career — he hit .242 with a .675 OPS with a league‑worst 21 errors at shortstop — and Dombrowski warned that a position change could be on deck if Turner fails to regain his form as even an average fielding shortstop. “From a defensive perspective we were very clear. He knows he has to be better at shortstop,” said Dombrowski, the longtime president of baseball operations. “I told him it’s really mandatory that it’s like that.” Turner and Dombrowski met to discuss the shortstop’s fate and the changes Turner needed to make in the field and at the plate if he wanted to remain at his favorite position and near the top of the order in 2027. “He’s determined to show
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Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Trea Turner fields a ground ball in the National League Wild Card Series. us he can play it,” Dombrowski said. “I said, ‘You have to show it. You cannot play shortstop like you did defensively in ’26 going to ’27.’” Turner went 1 for 10 in the playoffs when the Phillies lost in three games to the Atlanta Braves in the NL Wild Card Series. To paraphrase Dombrowski, Turner is no longer elite. The Phillies have made five straight playoff appearanc-
es, four since Turner joined the team, and averaged 91 wins per year during that stretch but haven’t won a World Series. Turner took the blame for the Phillies’ latest postseason failure and conceded his season-long struggles played a factor in another early October exit for the franchise. “I’ve got a lot of work to do,” Turner said after Game 3. “Kind of go over everything and just figure out as much as I can.
Find answers. See what I did bad. But I feel like this year is the biggest question mark for me offensively in a long time. I’ve got to figure that out. So I definitely have a lot of work to do there.” The Phillies have three potential question marks in the outfield. Harper has been the regular first baseman and will return to first base next season after he played the final two months in right field when the Phillies acquired three-time batting champion Luis Arraez. Arraez is a free agent and unlikely to return. Brandon Marsh actually started for the NL All-Star team before a second-half collapse that included a .183 batting average (155th out of 156 qualified hitters) and a .490 OPS (156th). His on-base percentage after July 1 was an anemic .250, and he’s destined to revert to a platoon player. Justin Crawford had a solid rookie season, and Derek Hill and Bryan De La Cruz weren’t
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Vijay Singh watches his tee shot during the first round of the Masters in April.
that he won’t be able to do,” Kleiman said. Coach Tuomas Iisalo expects Boozer to have an adjustment period and that the rookie will play inside as well as in the post. Iisalo likes Boozer’s ball-handling skills giving Memphis versatility in and around the paint. Boozer averaged 4.1 assists at Duke. “His passing already is at a very, very high level, and I think that is something we will definitely utilize whether he’s a handler, whether he’s a receiver in screening situations,” Iisalo said. Boozer at least has a teammate who understands being a second-generation NBA player. Scotty Pippen Jr.’s father, Scottie, won six championships with Chicago, and the Grizzlies guard has been impressed with how the rookie doesn’t really make mistakes. “He’s been someone that, on both ends of the floor, he kind of has it all,” Pippen said. “I think he’s someone that’s going to hopefully change this franchise and do a lot of good things for us.” The Grizzlies forward already is a betting favorite to be the NBA Rookie of the Year, which would be Memphis’ first since Ja Morant in 2020. Boozer said he knows achieving any goals like Rookie of the Year depend on winning, so that’s what he’s focused on doing. That’s part of the advice his father gave him to stay in each moment. “When you get caught looking ahead and you want to do this or you want to do that, you kind of lose focus of today,” Boozer said. “The biggest thing, if you maximize today, you’re going to put yourself in a good position for those things.”
horrible but aren’t everyday players in Philadelphia. Turner might end up in the outfield whether he wants to play there or not. “He prefers the infield,” Dombrowski said. “He’s a good athlete. I think he can adjust appropriately, and we’ll see what happens.” The Phillies clearly expect Turner to regain the form he had in 2025, when he led the NL in hitting and made only eight errors. “It’s up to him to show us that he can do it,” Dombrowski said. “We’ll see what happens. But we’ll have fallback opportunities, and some of them may come from the young players that we have.” Bryson Stott, a stout second baseman who played at third base following the Phillies’ trade deadline defensive shuffle, could move to shortstop. Dombrowski did not hold back from praising top minor league infield prospects Aidan Miller and Bryan Rincon. Miller is the Phillies’ No. 2 and MLB’s No. 59 overall prospect. Turner has $190 million left on his contract and a no‑trade clause that makes him all but immovable in the trade market. With a work stoppage almost certain in December, Turner should have many months ahead to work on defensive drills, work on his swing, and work on any small detail he thinks will help him regain his All-Star form in 2027. Or else. “The reason we signed him in the beginning compared to some others, not only was he a good player, but we thought he had the ability to continue to be a good player for a long time here,” Dombrowski said.
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Stanly News Journal for Sunday, October 25, 2026
Young, Panthers might be starting to learn how to deliver knockout punch
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Carolina put away the game in Philadelphia By Steve Reed The Associated Press CHARLOTTE — Of the Carolina Panthers’ eight wins last season, six were the result of second-half comebacks orchestrated by quarterback Bryce Young. On Sunday, the Panthers didn’t need one. Leading by six late in the third quarter, Carolina put together a 14-play, 92-yard touchdown drive that took nearly eight minutes off the clock and gave them some cushion they needed on the road against the Philadelphia Eagles. The teams would trade touchdowns from there, but the Panthers (3-2) never appeared in danger of losing to an injury-riddled Eagles team and walked away with a 25-14 wire-to-wire victory to remain atop the NFC South. Outside of falling behind 3-0 early to Detroit, Carolina has maintained control of the lead in all three of its wins this season. That means they’re learning to play with leads, keep them and put opponents away when they need to do so. And that’s the next needed step in progression for a steadily maturing team, which now finds itself with a 11/2-game lead in the NFC South as it looks to defend its division title. While Young’s comebacks have been notable and important in the team’s growth, the idea of stepping on the gas pedal and burying a team is “absolutely” what coach Dave Canales said the team needs to take things to a different level. That’s why Canales loved the long scoring drive that culminated with a 1-yard scoring run
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Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young reacts to his touchdown pass to tight end Tommy Tremble against the Eagles. by Chuba Hubbard. “That’s territory that we have to be comfortable with, and to be able to execute those type of drives,” Canales said. “It was the physical nature of the way we finished. That’s really just a dream of mine to be able to run with that type of physicality.” What’s working Five weeks into the season, the Panthers are showing no signs of moving to a split backfield. Despite the return of Trevor Etienne from injured reserve Sunday, Hubbard continued to gobble up almost all of carries, logging 28 rushes for 120 yards and a touchdown against the Eagles. Etienne got just one carry. Hubbard struggled through injuries early last season before battling back to regain his starting spot from Rico Dowdle. This year, it was expected he
would split time in the backfield with Jonathon Brooks, the team’s 2024 second-round pick from Texas. But the injury-riddled Brooks landed on IR again this season, and it’s been all Hubbard since. Hubbard has 426 yards rushing and six total touchdowns — four rushing and two receiving — through five games while averaging 4.8 yards per carry. “He’s running the ball really well right now,” Canales said of Hubbard. “That should complement the rest of the offense.” What needs help Despite the win, the Panthers have plenty to clean up. They were penalized 13 times for a franchise-record 149 yards on Sunday. Carolina is averaging nearly 10 penalties for 84 yards per game, putting them in the top 10 in the league in both categories.
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The undersigned have qualified as CoAdministrators CTA of the Estate of SHELLEY S. HERRIN, deceased, late of Stanly County, North Carolina (Stanly County File Number 26E000414-830). This is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said decedent or her estate to present the same duly itemized and verified to the undersigned Co-Administrators CTA or their Attorney on or before the 18th day of January 2027, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the decedent or to her estate are hereby requested to pay the said indebtedness to the undersigned CoAdministrators CTA or their attorney. This the 18th day of October 2026. RANDY CONRAD HERRIN Co-Administrator CTA 920 Marsh View Dr. North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582 JAMES CURTIS HERRIN Co-Administrator CTA 4656 Bluff Dr. Shallotte, NC 28470 CHARLES P. BROWN Resident Process Agent PO Box 400 Albemarle, NC 28002 CHARLES P. BROWN BROWN & SENTER, PLLC PO Box 400 Albemarle, North Carolina 28002 Telephone: 704 982-2141 Facsimile: 704 982-0902 PUBLISH: October 18, 25, November 1, and 8, 2026
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FILE NUMBER: 26E000430-830 Having Qualified as Executor of the Estate of Billy Joe Hartsell, deceased, late of Stanly County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 2nd day of February, 2027 or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 16th day of October,2026 Executor for the Estate Kaylie Reagan Parker 2704 Wolf Pond Road Monroe, NC 28112 Attorney for Executor R. Kenneth Helms, Jr. 15891 Helms Law Group, P.A. 314 N. Hayne St. Monroe, NC 28112
Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Hazel Leen Reid, a/k/a Hazel G. Reid, deceased, late of Stanly County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, companies and other entities having claims against said estate to present them, duly verified, to the undersigned, care of Thomas J. Falish, Atty., 525 N. Tryon St., Suite 210, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202, on or before the 20th day of January, 2027, 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 18th day of October, 2026. Deborah Lancaster, Executor
Under and by virtue of an Order of the Clerk of Court of Stanly County, North Carolina, entered on the 2nd day of September, 2026, made in the above captioned Estate, the undersigned, was by said Order appointed Commissioner to sell the land described in the Petition, and will on the 27th day of October, 2026 at 12:00 O’clock P.M. at the Stanly County Courthouse, Albemarle, North Carolina, offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, those certain tracts or parcels of land lying and being in Norwood Township, Stanly County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: That certain lot or parcel of land lying in Stanly County, North Carolina, with the building thereon erected, designated and described as Lot No. 68 on a certain map or plat made by Gerald H. Ehringer, entitled “Norwood Mill Village”, Collins & Aikman Corp., Norwood, N.C.”, dated July, 1953, revised to show alleys, February, 1955, and which said revised map is hereby referred to for a full and complete description of said lot and is recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds, Stanly County, in Plat Book No. 2, page 208. For reference see deed from Richard Paul Russell and wife, Lois S. Russell to Buddy Lance Almond and wife, Barbara Blalock Almond, dated April 8, 1966 and recorded in Deed Book 225, Page 664, Stanly County Registry. For further reference, see deed from James Willard Dennis and wife, Doris C. Dennis to Richard Paul Russell and wife, Lois B. Russell, dated January 8, 1965 and recorded in Deed Book 220 on page 189, Stanly County Registry. Also, see Deed Book 188, on page 302. The Address of the property is: 621 Shiplette St., Norwood, NC The above-described real property will be sold subject to any and all liens or encumbrances, superior mortgages, deeds of trust liens, including, without limitation, easements, conditions, restrictions and matters of record, and any unpaid county and city ad valorem taxes, including those for the year 2026, and city assessments, if any. Subject to any encroachments. An earnest money deposit equal to five percent (5%) of the bid price, or $750.00, whichever is greater, will be required from the highest bidder at the time of sale as evidence of good faith. This sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upsets bids. This the 7th day of October, 2026. MARK T. LOWDER, Attorney for the Estate of Buddy Lance Almond 206 E. North Street P.O. Box 1284 Albemarle, N.C. 28002 Telephone: 704-982-8558 Please run ad October 18 and October 25, 2026.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS The undersigned have qualified as Co-Executors of the Estate of JERRY MARSHALL BRATTAIN, deceased, late of Stanly County, North Carolina (Stanly County File Number 26E000434-830). This is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said decedent or his estate to present the same duly itemized and verified to the undersigned Co-Executors or their Attorney on or before the 18th day of January 2027, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the decedent or to his estate are hereby requested to pay the said indebtedness to the undersigned CoExecutors or their attorney. This the 18th day of October 2026. LORI ANN BRATTAIN Co-Executor 215 Brattain Rd Locust, NC 28097 CHRIS MARSHALL BRATTAIN Co-Executor 215 Brattain Rd Locust, NC 28097 CHARLES P. BROWN BROWN & SENTER, PLLC PO Box 400 Albemarle, North Carolina 28002 Telephone: 704 982-2141 Facsimile: 704 982-0902 PUBLISH: October 18, 25, November 1, and 8, 2026
NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA STANLY COUNTY In the General Court of Justice Superior Court Clerk Before the Clerk 26E000432-830 Having qualified as Public Administrator of the Estate of Anthony William Maurice, deceased, late of Stanly County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned or his attorney on or before January 11th, 2027, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate please make immediate payment. This the 2nd day of October, 2026. MARK T. LOWDER PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE ESTATE OF ANTHONY WILLIAM MAURICE MARK T. LOWDER ATTORNEY AT LAW PO Box 1284 Albemarle, NC 28002 Telephone (704) 982-8558 Publish: October 11, 18, 25, and November 1, 2026
NOTICE NORTH CAROLINA STANLY COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NO. 26E000462-830 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Jana H. Gantt a/k/a Jana Hackman Gantt deceased, of Stanly County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the Estate of said Jana H. Gantt a/k/a Jana Hackman Gantt to present them to the undersigned on or before January 20, 2027 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 October 2026. Stephen Gary Gantt Jr. 40108A Gold Hill Road Richfield, NC 28137 Executor
NOTICE NORTH CAROLINA STANLY COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NO. 26E000451-830 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Co-Executors of the Estate of Joyce Soots Smith a/k/a Joyce S. Smith deceased, of Stanly County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the Estate of said Joyce Soots Smith a/k/a Joyce S. Smith to present them to the undersigned on or before January 12, 2027 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 October 2026. Mark Dewayne Smith a/k/a Mark Dwayne Smith Po Box 805 Locust, NC 28097 Co-Executor Marian Lambert 1758 Pergola Place Charlotte, NC 28213 Co-Executor
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New study traces van Gogh’s famed ‘Starry Night’ to an actual night sky from 1889 Researchers use forensic astronomy to revise when van Gogh painted his masterpiece
“The painting is not pure fantasy. Van Gogh watched the real sky very closely.”
By Marcia Dunn The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Scientists doubling as art detectives have traced Vincent van Gogh’s “The Starry Night ” to a celestial scene that suggests a new date for one of the world’s most famous paintings. Their findings indicate that rather than being a product of van Gogh’s imagination, “The Starry Night” may have been inspired by what he saw as he gazed heavenward from his French asylum 137 years ago. A South Korean team reported Thursday that after years of forensic astronomy and research into the Dutch artist, they have matched his masterpiece to a predawn sky over France’s Saint-Remy de Provence right around July 22, 1889. That’s a month later than the long-accepted time frame for the postimpressionist painting depicting a crescent moon and Venus surrounded by a sky of swirling stars with a village nestled below and cypress trees looming on one side. Art historians have long dated the painting to June 1889, soon after Van Gogh checked into the asylum. He’d cut off his left ear several months earlier during an argument with painter Paul Gauguin. A team led by Elijah Jeonghyun Kim, the CEO of a Seoul telescope maker, is now disputing that date in a study appearing in the journal
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Visitors to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston view Vincent van Gogh’s painting, “The Starry Night,” on Oct. 17, 2003, in Houston.
Gogh to see all this, based on their weather analyses. Van Gogh is thought to have suffered a seizure around that time in July. But Kim and his team contend that the seizure occurred later in July, based on their analyses of letters between the painter and one of his brothers. Some of those letters refer to cicadas, another clue that points toward the hotter July, according to Kim. The researchers tested and verified their methods on night skies in other paintings, making for what Aragon considers “a careful and genuinely interdisciplinary study.” Since van Gogh painted in a studio at the asylum from sketches and memory, “the sky is likely a composite of many nights as the authors themselves acknowledge,” Aragon said. “What I find most convincing is the broader message: The painting is not pure fantasy. Van Gogh watched the real sky very closely,” Aragon said. Despite all his research, Kim has never seen “The Starry Night” at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. “Now that the paper is out, I really have to go and see ‘The Starry Night’ in person, don’t I?” he said.
Scientific Reports. The sky that is most similar to the painting occurred around July 22, 1889, said Kim, who is also a doctoral candidate at Kyung Hee University. He noted that the few days before and after could have inspired van Gogh as well. “No two skies are the same. Something always changes. I believe Vincent noticed those changes and put them into the painting,” Kim said in an email. He added: “I am confident that July 22 is the better date. I
will bet on this date.” The latest study addresses “a real puzzle” that in mid-June 1889, the moon was not the thin crescent painted by van Gogh, said Jose Luis Aragon at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. He has studied “The Starry Night” as a physicist, but did not take part in the new research. “Still, I would see the July date as an intriguing hypothesis rather than a settled answer,” Aragon said in an email. Long fascinated by van
Gogh’s art, Kim traveled to France in 2019, the first time in mid-June and the second around July 22. He found brilliant stars rising in July’s predawn sky, unlike June. Kim and his team discovered through further celestial sleuthing that around July 22, 1889, the shape of the moon before dawn appeared like the one in the painting, with the Hyades star cluster in the constellation Taurus rising in the east alongside Venus. The sky should have been clear enough for van
CONDITIONS OF SALE: This sale is made subject to all unpaid taxes and superior liens or encumbrances of record and assessments, if any, against the said property, and any recorded leases. This sale is also subject to any applicable county land transfer tax, and the successful third party bidder shall be required to make payment for any such county land transfer tax. It is the intent of the holder of the above Deed of Trust that the execution, delivery and recordation of a Trustee Deed to the holder as high bidder shall not merge with any superior Deeds of Trust held by the holder of the above Deed of Trust, and that the holder of said superior Deed of Trust shall continue to enjoy all rights and remedies set forth in said superior Deed of Trust, including the right to foreclose either by judicial action or under power of sale contained in the superior Deed of Trust. The property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale “AS IS, WHERE IS.” THERE ARE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES relating to the title or to any physical,
environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition are expressly disclaimed. A cash deposit of 5% of the purchase price will be required at the time of the sale. Remote bidding will not be accepted pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes Section 45-21.25 (a). Credit bids on behalf of the Noteholder will be accepted. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance of the purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Substitute Trustee tenders to him a deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance purchase price so bid at that time, he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for in North Carolina General Statutes Section 45-21.30 (d) and (e). This sale will be held open ten (10) days for upset bids as required by law. Residential real property with less than 15 rental units, including single-family
residential real property: 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 notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but not 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. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. Dated: 9/23/2026 ______________________________ Philip A. Glass, Substitute Trustee Nodell, Glass & Haskell, L.L.P.
Posted on 9/23/2026 Exhibit A BEGINNING at an iron stake at the southeast intersection of Hill Street with Wiscassett Street and runs thence the south line of Wiscassett Street South 87 East 80 feet to an iron stake on the south side of said Wiscassett Street; thence South 3 West 137-1/2 feet to an iron stake; thence North 87 West 80 feet to an iron stake on the east side of Hill Street; thence with the east side of Hill Street North 3 East 137-1/2 feet to the beginning, and being a part of the Second Tract as described in the certain deed executed by D. P. Whitley to Eliza L. Whitley, the same duly recorded in Deed Book 65 on page 118 in Stanly County Registry; also, see Deed Book: 110 on page 568, said Registry. Subject to easements, restrictions and rights of way of record, and utility lines and rights of way in existence over, under or upon the above-described property. PIN: 653802873719 Property Address: 1027 Wiscassett St. Albemarle, NC 28001
third party bidder shall be required to make payment for any such county land transfer tax. It is the intent of the holder of the above Deed of Trust that the execution, delivery and recordation of a Trustee Deed to the holder as high bidder shall not merge with any superior Deeds of Trust held by the holder of the above Deed of Trust, and that the holder of said superior Deed of Trust shall continue to enjoy all rights and remedies set forth in said superior Deed of Trust, including the right to foreclose either by judicial action or under power of sale contained in the superior Deed of Trust. The property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale “AS IS, WHERE IS.” THERE ARE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES relating to the title or to any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition are expressly disclaimed. A cash deposit of 5% of the purchase price will be required at the time of the sale. Remote bidding will not be accepted pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes Section 45-21.25 (a). Credit bids on behalf of the Noteholder will be accepted. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance of the purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time
the Substitute Trustee tenders to him a deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance purchase price so bid at that time, he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for in North Carolina General Statutes Section 45-21.30 (d) and (e). This sale will be held open ten (10) days for upset bids as required by law. Residential real property with less than 15 rental units, including single-family residential real property: 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 notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but not 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. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. Dated: 8/4/2026
______________________________ Philip A. Glass, Trustee Nodell, Glass & Haskell, L.L.P. Posted on 8/4/2026 Exhibit A THE FOLLOWING LANDS AND PROPERTY, TOGETHER WITH ALL IMPROVEMENTS LOCATED THEREON, LYING IN ALBEMARLE, STANLY COUNTY, NC TO WIT: FIRST TRACT: BEGINNING A AN IRON STAKE IN N.C. HIGHWAY NO. 1740, AND RUNS THENCE N. 18 DEG. E. 210 FEET WITH SAID HIGHWAY TO AN IRON PIN; THENCE WITH THE ANNIE RUSTINGS LINE N. 80 DEG. W. 210 FEET TO AN IRON PIN; THENCE S. 18 DEG. W. 210 FEET, A NEW LINE, TO AN IRON PIN; THENCE S. 80 DEG. E. 210 FEET TO THE BEGINNING CORNER, CONTAINING ONE ACRE, MORE OR LESS, AS SURVEYED NOVEMBER 2, 1961, BY ELLIS HUNEYCUTT, C.S. SECOND TRACT: BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE CENTERLINE OF N.C. ROAD NO. 1740, SAID POINT BEING S. 80 DEG. 11 MIN. E. 20 FEET FROM THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND CONVEYED TO THE GRANTEES HEREIN BY HATTIE ALLEN BY DEED DATED NOVEMBER 8, 1961, AND RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 202, PAGE 555, IN THE STANLY COUNTY REGISTRY, AND RUNS THENCE WITH THE CENTERLINE OF SAID ROAD NO. 1740 S. 18 DEG. 50 MIN. W. 105.9 FEET TO A POINT IN SAID CENTERLINE; THENCE N. 80 DEG.11
MIN. W. 209.2 FEET; THENCE N. 19 DEG. 19 MIN. E. 106 FEET TO AN IRON MARKER AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE LOT ACQUIRED BY THE GRANTEES HEREIN FROM HATTIE ALLEN REFERRED TO ABOVE; THENCE WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT S. 80 DEG. 11 MIN. E. 208.3 FEET TO THE BEGINNING, CONTAINING 0.5 ACRES, ACCORDING TO A SURVEY BY D.H. TURNER ON OCTOBER 22, 1970. FOR REFERENCE SEE DEED FROM SUE D. HARRIS, ADMINISTRATOR CTA OF THE ESTATE OF NORMAN EDWARD HARRIS TO GREGORY SCOTT WILSON AND WIFE, ANITA M. WILSON DATED AUGUST 31, 2000 AND RECORDED IN RECORD BOOK 761 AT PAGE 22, STANLY COUNTY REGISTRY. THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO JESSICA L. CHANDLER AND SPOUSE, CHADWICK F. CHANDLER, DATED 10/30/2018 AND RECORDED ON 11/08/2018 IN BOOK 1657, PAGE 880, IN THE STANLY COUNTY RECORDERS OFFICE. Subject to easements, restrictions and rights of way of record, and utility lines and rights of way in existence over, under or upon the above-described property. PIN:656502675771 Property Address: 16653 Indian Mound Rd. Albemarle, NC 28001
of record and assessments, if any, against the said property, and any recorded leases. This sale is also subject to any applicable county land transfer tax, and the successful third party bidder shall be required to make payment for any such county land transfer tax. It is the intent of the holder of the above Deed of Trust that the execution, delivery and recordation of a Trustee Deed to the holder as high bidder shall not merge with any superior Deeds of Trust held by the holder of the above Deed of Trust, and that the holder of said superior Deed of Trust shall continue to enjoy all rights and remedies set forth in said superior Deed of Trust, including the right to foreclose either by judicial action or under power of sale contained in the superior Deed of Trust. The property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale “AS IS, WHERE IS.” THERE ARE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES relating to the title or to any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition are expressly disclaimed.
A cash deposit of 5% of the purchase price will be required at the time of the sale. Remote bidding will not be accepted pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes Section 45-21.25 (a). Credit bids on behalf of the Noteholder will be accepted. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance of the purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Substitute Trustee tenders to him a deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance purchase price so bid at that time, he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for in North Carolina General Statutes Section 45-21.30 (d) and (e). This sale will be held open ten (10) days for upset bids as required by law. Residential real property with less than 15 rental units, including single-family residential real property: 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 notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but not 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. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. Dated: 9/23/2026 ______________________________ Philip A. Glass, Substitute Trustee Nodell, Glass & Haskell, L.L.P. Posted on 9/23/2026 Exhibit A Lying and being in Stanly County, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Lot No. 178, shown on map of Wiscassett Mills Company Village Subdivision, Albemar1e, North Carolina, dated February 1972, by Gerald H. Ehringer, Registered Engineer, Albemar1e, North Carolina, recorded In Map Book 6, page 618, Office of the Register of Deeds for Stanly County, North Carolina.
This conveyance is subject to the following easements and restrictions: 1) Any zoning ordinances of any governmental authority having jurisdiction thereof. 2) All easements heretofore granted by the seller or its predecessor in title, and to the easements of all public utilities furnishing water, sewer service, electric power, telephone facilities or other services as now exist, and are presently located upon the lot herein conveyed, or along the property lines with the right of entry upon said property to service and maintain any and all of said utilities now existing thereon; 3) All drainage pipes, ditches and ways. For reference, see Deed recorded in Record Book 260, Page 705 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Stanly County, North Carolina. Subject to easements, restrictions and rights of way of record, and utility lines and rights of way in existence over, under or upon the above-described property. PIN: 654801091839 Property Address: 621 Graham St. Albemarle, NC 28001
NOTICES NOTICE NORTH CAROLINA STANLY COUNTY Special Proceedings No. 26SP000075-830 Substitute Trustee: Philip A. Glass NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Date of Sale: October 28, 2026 Time of Sale: 10:30 a.m. Place of Sale: Stanly County Courthouse Description of Property: See Attached Description Record Owners: Heirs of Terry Mauldin Address of Property: 1027 Wiscassett Street Albemarle, NC 28001 Deed of Trust: Book : 1763 Page: 747 Dated: November 1, 2021 Grantors: Terry Mauldin, an unmarried person Original Beneficiary: State Employees’ Credit Union
NOTICE NORTH CAROLINA STANLY COUNTY Special Proceedings No. 25SP000207-830 Trustee: Philip A. Glass NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Date of Sale: October 28, 2026 Time of Sale: 10:30 a.m. Place of Sale: Stanly County Courthouse Description of Property: See Attached Description Record Owners: Jessica L. Chandler and Chadwick F. Chandler Address of Property: 16653 Indian Mound Road Albemarle, NC 28001 Deed of Trust: Book : 1833 Page: 175 Dated: September 20, 2023 Grantors: Jessica L. Chandler and Chadwick F. Chandler, wife and husband Original Beneficiary: State Employees’ Credit Union CONDITIONS OF SALE: This sale is made subject to all unpaid taxes and superior liens or encumbrances of record and assessments, if any, against the said property, and any recorded leases. This sale is also subject to any applicable county land transfer tax, and the successful
NOTICE NORTH CAROLINA STANLY COUNTY Special Proceedings No. 26SP000018-830 Substitute Trustee: Philip A. Glass NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Date of Sale: October 28, 2026 Time of Sale: 10:30 a.m. Place of Sale: Stanly County Courthouse Description of Property: See Attached Description Record Owners: Robert Bost, Jr. and Taloria Davis Address of Property: 621 Graham Street Albemarle, NC 28001 Deed of Trust: Book : 1754 Page: 447 Dated: August 25, 2021 Grantors: Robert Bost, Jr., and Taloria Davis Original Beneficiary: State Employees’ Credit Union CONDITIONS OF SALE: This sale is made subject to all unpaid taxes and superior liens or encumbrances
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famous birthdays this week Pat Sajak hits 80, Winona Ryder is 55, Otis Williams turns 85, Dan Rather is 95
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Actor Julia Roberts turns 59 on Wednesday.
OCT. 26 Musician Milton Nascimento is 84. Actor Jaclyn Smith is 81. TV host Pat Sajak is 80. Musician Bootsy Collins is 75. Actor Cary Elwes is 64. Singer Natalie Merchant is 63. Country singer Keith Urban is 59. OCT. 27 Actor-comedian John Cleese is 87. Author Maxine Hong Kingston is 86. Country singer Lee Greenwood is 84. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is 81. Author Fran Lebowitz is 76. Actor-director Roberto Benigni is 74. OCT. 28
Shootout at O.K. Corral, Red Sox win the World Series in four games, Sir Walter Raleigh executed The Associated Press
THESE CELEBRITIES have birthdays this week:
Actor Marion Ross is 98. Former Apollo 9 astronaut Rusty Schweickart is 91. Author Anne Tyler is 85. Rock singer Jon Anderson (Yes) is 82. Guitarist Glen Tipton (Judas Priest) is 79. Basketball Hall of Famer Dave Cowens is 78. Actor Nancy Cartwright (“The Simpsons”) is 69.
this week in history
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Funk bassist Bootsy Collins turns 75 on Monday.
Actor Jane Alexander is 87. Actor Dennis Franz is 82. Actor-singer Telma Hopkins is 78. Actor Annie Potts is 74. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is 71. Football Hall of Famer Steve Atwater is 60. Actor-comedian Andy Richter is 60. Actor Julia Roberts is 59.
1929: Former Interior Secretary Albert B. Fall was convicted of accepting a bribe in the Teapot Dome oil leasing scandal, becoming the first U.S. Cabinet member imprisoned for crimes committed while in office. 1415: English forces under King Henry V defeated a much larger French army at the Battle of Agincourt during the Hundred Years’ War. 1760: King George III ascended the British throne following the death of his grandfather, George II.
of the U.S. Constitution, was published. 1904: New York City’s first subway line opened, running 9.1 miles from City Hall to Harlem and carrying more than 100,000 passengers on its first day. 2004: The Boston Red Sox won their first World Series in 86 years, sweeping the St. Louis Cardinals in four games. OCT. 28 1886: President Grover Cleveland dedicated the Statue of Liberty, a gift from France, in New York Harbor. 1636: The Massachusetts General Court passed legislation establishing Harvard College. 1858: Rowland Hussey Macy opened his first New York City store at Sixth Avenue and 14th Street in Manhattan.
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1774: The First Continental Congress adjourned in Philadelphia. 1881: Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday and two other lawmen exchanged gunfire with five outlaws in the Shootout at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona, killing three. 1825: The Erie Canal opened in New York, connecting Lake Erie to the Hudson River. 1861: The Pony Express officially ceased operations following the introduction of the transcontinental telegraph. Its final delivery was completed the following month.
1618: Sir Walter Raleigh, the English courtier, military adventurer and poet, was executed in London for allegedly conspiring against King James I. 1787: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s opera “Don Giovanni” had its world premiere in Prague. 1940: Blindfolded Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson drew the first number, 158, from a glass bowl in the lottery for America’s first peacetime military draft.
OCT. 27 1787: The first of the Federalist Papers, a series of essays supporting ratification
OCT. 30 1938: Orson Welles’ radio adaptation of “The War of the Worlds” aired on CBS, alarming some listeners with its fictional account of a Martian invasion. 1961: The Soviet Union detonated the “Tsar Bomba,” a
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Edward Moran’s painting captures the celebration surrounding the Statue of Liberty’s dedication in New York Harbor on Oct. 28, 1886. 50-megaton hydrogen bomb that remains the most powerful nuclear weapon ever tested. 1974: Muhammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in the eighth round of the “Rumble in the Jungle” in Kinshasa, Zaire, reclaiming the world heavyweight boxing title. OCT. 31 1913: The Lincoln Highway, the first transcontinental automobile highway in the United States, was dedicated, connecting New York City and San Francisco. 1941: Construction of Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota was completed, 14 years after work began on the monument. 2015: A bomb destroyed a Russian passenger jet shortly after takeoff from Sharm elSheikh, Egypt, killing all 224 people aboard. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility.
OCT. 29 Nobel Peace Prize winner and former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is 88. Actor Richard Dreyfuss is 79. Actor Kate Jackson is 78. Actor Dan Castellaneta (TV: “The Simpsons”) is 69. Actor Winona Ryder is 55.
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Actor Marion Ross turns 98 on Sunday.
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Author Robert Caro is 91. Football Hall of Fame coach Dick Vermeil is 90. Rock singer Grace Slick is 87. Songwriter Eddie Holland is 87. R&B singer Otis Williams (The Temptations) is 85. Actor Henry Winkler is 81. Actor Kevin Pollak is 69. Business executive Ivanka Trump is 45.
Former CBS anchorman Dan Rather is 95. Actor Stephen Rea is 80. Retired football coach Nick Saban is 75. Film director Peter Jackson is 65. Rock musician Johnny Marr is 63. Rapper and guitarist Adam Horovitz (Beastie Boys) is 60. Rapper Vanilla Ice is 59.
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Tombstone, Ariz. in 1881, where the legendary O.K. Corral gunfight left three men dead on Oct. 26 of that year.
Zimbabwe’s Caine Prize winner rejects claim he used AI to write story The accusations have sparked broader discussion across social media By Farai Mutsaka The Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwean author Simbarashe Kundizeza, whose prize for a short story is under review over allegations of AI use, denied using artificial intelligence to write what he said was a story inspired by his family’s experiences, and he suggested that AI-detection technology is biased. Kundizeza’s “The Blue Fighter” won this year’s $10,000 Caine Prize for African Writing last week, but a report in The Atlantic magazine said the AI detection tool Pangram had indicated the entire story was AI-generated with the exception of an excerpt from a poem by another author. Kundizeza posted a denial on X last week, and in an interview last Wednesday with The Associated Press said that African writers and readers should challenge such accusations. “There is need to use technology responsibly so that it is not deployed to create a bias against natives who seek to write about
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A customer browses for books at a bookstore in Harare, Zimbabwe, last week. their own experiences and cultures,” he said. “Although I am not too well versed with these technologies, it is well known that AI is in certain ways biased against us. It’s something that really needs to be looked at because this kind of treatment I got is not going to stop,” he added. The Caine Prize organizers
have not retracted the prize but have said it is under review and that they have a responsibility to examine such AI claims. “We aim to do this by taking a human-centered approach, ensuring that writers are supported and cared for during the process. We have initiated that process in this case,” the organizers said this week.
In his statement on X, Kundizeza insisted his story, centered on family relationships and economic hardship, was entirely his own work. He said it had gone through standard editorial processes. He said the story reflected his family’s life during Zimbabwe’s years of economic turmoil. “Aspects of the story, in-
cluding characters and the setting, are drawn from events in my own life,” he said, describing it as “a deeply personal story about economic collapse and familial relationships.” He challenged the suggestion that differences between the winning story and his earlier work should cast doubt on his authorship. “As writers, we develop recurring interests, but we don’t produce work from a single fixed template. To suggest that a writer cannot write in different styles or genres, or improve his writing substantially after five or more years, fundamentally misunderstands the craft of writing,” he said in his X post. The allegations have prompted a wider debate on social media, with some questioning whether black authors are being unfairly targeted by AI-related accusations. Radical Books Collective, an international group that organizes online book clubs, literary events and podcasts focused on political literature and ideas, described the controversy as part of a broader pattern. “The digital lynchings continue as Black authors are being targeted in AI/plagiarism scandals: Jamir Nazir, Jerry Falade, Thélyson Orélien and now Simbarashe Kundizeza,” the collective posted. Nhlandla Duba, a linguist from Zimbabwe who researches English literature at the University of Pretoria, said Kundizeza’s story rings true. “That story sounds human. Zimbabwean literature is alive!” Duba proclaimed on X.
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Stanly News Journal for Sunday, October 25, 2026
Gerwig debuts first look at epic, full-hearted ‘Narnia’ for Netflix, big screen
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“I would not be who I am without these books.” Greta Gerwig lion Aslan. That entryway to Narnia thrilled Gerwig, who noted Lewis urged readers to tackle “The Magician’s Nephew” first. The trailer features the line: “Have you ever seen a world born?” “Movies this size are usually about destruction,” said Gerwig. The trailer only hints at the film’s already debated portrayal of Aslan, a thick-maned representation of Jesus in Lewis’ Christian fable. Voiced by Meryl Streep, the character appears as a cosmic outline and roars but doesn’t speak. Some conservative pundits have criticized casting Streep as Aslan, a male character in the books. Gerwig didn’t address Streep’s casting in her remarks, though she thanked Lewis’ family and estate for their public support of the film.
Newcomers David McKenna and Beatrice Campbell star in the film, with an ensemble made up of Daniel Craig, Emma Mackey, Ciarán Hinds and Carey Mulligan. The film was initially slated to open in November, but Netflix pushed it into 2027, Gerwig said, to give it a global theatrical release. Gerwig described the story as a spiritual quest, which made the choice of “Stairway to Heaven” fitting to her. She met with Robert Plant and Jimmy Page to secure the song’s seldom-given rights permission. “They did it because they saw the heart in the story,” Gerwig said. “And they too love C.S. Lewis.” Gerwig described reading Lewis’ “Chronicles of Narnia” books as a foundational experience to her youth. The only comparable experience, she said, was reading Louisa May Alcott’s “Little Women,” which Gerwig adapted in her 2019 film. “I would not be who I am without these books,” said Gerwig. “They created me.”
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Pacino to get lifetime achievement award from SAG The show will stream live on Netflix By Andrew Dalton The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Al Pacino has been named the next recipient of the SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award. The 86-year-old star of “Dog Day Afternoon,” “Scent of a Woman” and a trilogy of “Godfather” films is the 62nd actor to receive the highest honor handed out by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. “I wondered and wandered most of my life but have always felt at home with a script and my fellow actors,” Pacino said in a statement. “It’s the work and the actors along the way that have been among the greatest joys of my life. It’s an honor to be recognized by SAG-AFTRA in celebrating the journey.” He’ll pick up the prize Feb. 28 at the 33rd annual Actor Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. The award also honors humanitarian work, and the guild cited Pacino’s charitable efforts for disaster relief, fighting hunger and poverty, and his support for local theater companies, including the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles. The native New Yorker was a young actor best known for his stage work when director Francis Ford Coppola tapped him to play Michael Corleone in 1972’s “The Godfather” against the wishes of a studio that wanted an estab-
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Oscar winner Al Pacino, pictured in 2010, will become the 62nd actor given the SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award.
“It’s an honor to be recognized by SAG‑AFTRA in celebrating the journey.” Al Pacino lished star in the coveted part. He would be nominated for an Oscar for the role and become regarded as one of the finest actors of his generation. He got annual Academy Award nominations for the next three years, for “Serpico,” “The Godfather Part II” and “Dog Day Afternoon.” He would not win until he took best actor for “Scent of a Woman” in 1993, a year when he was also nominated for supporting actor for “Glengarry Glen Ross.” He’s been nominated nine times overall,
most recently in 2020 for “The Irishman.” Pacino has also won two competitive Actor Awards from SAG-AFTRA, two Emmys, four Golden Globes and the Globes’ lifetime achievement honor, the Cecil B. DeMille Award. “I have spent my life in awe and appreciation of the force of nature that is Al Pacino,” SAG-AFTRA President Sean Astin said in a statement. “When you watch him perform, you are witnessing a student and a master. Al Pacino is an artist of extraordinary courage, intensity and heart whose work has always set an exceptional standard of skill and talent.” The SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award dates to 1962. Previous winners include Barbara Stanwyck, James Stewart, Pearl Bailey and Frank Sinatra.
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NEW YORK — Greta Gerwig debuted a first look at “Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew” on Tuesday, previewing a full-hearted adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ allegorical adventure and an IMAX-sized spectacle made for Netflix but designed for the big screen. Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” scores the trailer, which was also released online. A few hours earlier, Gerwig unveiled the trailer and behind-the-scenes footage on an IMAX screen at the AMC Lincoln Center in New York, where she spoke with Stephen Colbert about her “Barbie” follow-up. Netflix, in a dramatic reversal for the company, is giving “Narnia” a wide theatrical release beginning Feb. 12. The film will land on the streaming service April 2. Gerwig said she wrote her first draft in 2020 and 2021 after approaching Netflix chief executive Ted Sarandos at a cocktail party. “I told Ted I only know how to make movies for the big screen,” Gerwig said. “He said, ‘Make the movie for the biggest screen you can imagine.’” With a $280 million budget, “Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew” is one of Netflix’s most ambitious films. It’s also a novel way into the “Narnia” series, starting not with the first book, “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” but the sixth. “The Magician’s Nephew,” published in 1955, is a prequel. It follows two children in 1900 London who, through a magic ring, are transported into another world and witness Narnia’s creation by the
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