Chatham News & Record Vol. 146, Issue 29

C HATHAM NEWS & R E C O R D

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Chatham County seeks applicants for key advisory committees

Chatham County is currently seeking individuals to apply for several upcoming vacancies on its advisory committees. Service on committees is a great way for residents to have a voice on issues of interest and make a di erence in the community. Individuals must be a resident (18 and older) of Chatham County to serve on Advisory committees.

The deadline to submit applications is Sunday, September 17, 2023, at 5 p.m. The following committees are accepting applications: the Agriculture Advisory Board, A ordable Housing Advisory Committee, Transportation Advisory Committee, Department of Social Services, and Board of Health. To ll out an online application, visit the Chatham County website at https://www. chathamcountync.gov/.

To request a printed application, please contact Lacee George at lacee.george@ chathamcountync.gov or call (919) 542-8200.

CCCC second 8-week class sessions to begin next month

Central Carolina Community College’s second 8-week term is set to begin on October 13. Many of these courses are available in an online format. To register for courses, connect with an Education Navigator by visiting www. cccc.edu/admissions/ contacts or contact the Student Onboarding Success O ce at (919) 718-7300 (Lee Main Campus), (919) 5458025 (Chatham Main Campus), and (910) 8148827 (Harnett Main Campus). You can also connect with an Education Navigator in person at any main campus, virtually or by appointment. For more information about CCCC, please visit www.ccc.edu.

Flatwoods Festival

The 25th annual Flatwoods Festival returned to Bennett, N.C., this past Friday and Saturday. This event is hosted by the Tri-County Ruritan Club each year to help raise money to help those in need. Food vendors, craft vendors, an antique tractor show, a parade, a live auction, and bluegrass music were just some of the features that festival goers were able to enjoy.

Cooper visits Moncure School

By Chuck Thompson Chatham News & Record

MONCURE — Gov. Roy Cooper stopped by Moncure School on Wednesday, Sept. 7, to drop o school supplies through the Governor’s School Supply Drive Donations.

Cooper visited several classrooms, receiving questions from curious students about his job and family. He thanked the teachers for their dedication before making remarks in the school’s media resource room to a group of educators, school board members and the media.

Medley at Northwood Landing apartment community o cially breaks ground

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PITTSBORO — A signicant milestone was celebrated last Thursday as Carolina Commerce Contractors (CCC), in partnership with Lee Moore Capital Company, marked the o cial groundbreaking of Medley at Northwood Landing, a 312-unit apartment community. The development is set to transform the housing landscape in Chatham County, with 15% of its units dedicated to workforce housing. Situated on 92 acres, Northwood Landing is a Low-

es Food-anchored shopping center across from MOSAIC at Chatham Park on U.S. 501 in Pittsboro, near the Raleigh-Durham metro area.

The groundbreaking ceremony, attended by partners, community leaders and local o cials, showcased the beginning of a project that is promising to meet the region’s growing housing needs.

Designed by architect Kerry Finley and developed by Lee Moore Capital Company, Medley at Northwood Landing is poised to take shape in

He was accompanied by Superintendent Anthony Jackson, State Rep. Robert Reives and State Sen. Natalie Murdock.

When asked by a student what his favorite subject in school was, the governor replied, “English. My mom was the best English teacher in the state, in my opinion.”

Superintendent Jackson said a few words, praising the school board and educators, before introducing Cooper, stating, “We have an amazing school board and a group of educators, we have high student achievement, safe orderly schools and an ecient and well-run district. We are proud of our district, our students, and our sta .”

Cooper took time to praise the students and educators of Moncure Elementary School and was critical of the legislature not passing a budget.

“The students, faculty and sta

at Moncure are a clear example of how important strong public schools are to the growth of our state,” Governor Cooper said. “It’s past time for the legislature to pass a budget that makes meaningful investments in public education and gives educators overdue raises.”

The governor also mentioned that tax breaks for corporations are not what North Carolina needs as part of the reason the budget can’t be settled and urged the legislature to nalize the budget as soon as possible.

He also mentioned the shortfalls he says are currently plaguing North Carolina public schools, noting that the state was short about 5,000 teachers and the need to hire and retain more bus drivers.

When asked why a $1,000,000 grant to train bus drivers was being handled through the Department of Transportation and not having that money allocated directly to the school systems, he pushed the need for training but did not explain why the money was being used through the NCDOT, noting, “Parents are concerned about getting their children to school on time, and safely, and we know we need more bus drivers. This million dollars will go to hire – some whom have retired who will come back to help and train bus drivers, and this is an infusion to get things going to get more bus drivers on the road.”

The event concluded with a bu et before the governor left to head back to Raleigh.

Community honors native son with special day, award

By Bob Wachs For Chatham News & Record

HERE’S A QUESTION to ponder: How many at tires can a man x in 60 years?

The world may never know, but there is someone who probably could come close to providing the answer.

Ledford Brady of Bennett operated B & B Tire Service at Harpers Crossroads in southwest Chatham County from its opening April 1, 1968, until, as he says, he “just sort of didn’t go back” after his wife Virginia passed away in December 2019. Prior to going into business with his friend Marvin Brewer, he worked at

Budd Tire Company in Siler City for nine years, giving him 60 years of ats, repairs, recaps and radials.

“The reality,” said Raymond Brewer, Marvin’s son and current B & B manager, “is Ledford is B & B Tire. He built it on the biggest thing we had to o er — service. Today business is di erent. The biggest change is how much is done online. But service is still what we o er, and Ledford built B & B on service.”

Last weekend, as part of the annual Bennett Flatwoods Festival, his community came together to say thanks and celebrate him receiving the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, North Carolina’s

most prestigious civilian award. Bestowed by the governor, it’s presented to individuals who, the award’s website says, “have a proven record of extraordinary service to the state (through) contributions to their communities, extra e ort in their careers and many years of service to their organizations.”

Brady’s credentials for the award touch all those bases and more. In addition to o ering goods and services at the retail level, B & B Tire also provided employment opportunities for many residents. And usually when someone joined the workforce, they stayed.

“When we rst opened, I

thought I could do it all,” Brady says. “After trying that about a month, one day, Benny Williamson came by. He was a truck driver, but I said, ‘Benny, I need some help. How about coming to work here?’ He said, ‘OK, when do

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From left to right: Buddy Keller (Carolina Commercial Contractors), Carter Keller (Carolina Commercial Contractors), Kyle Shipp (Pittsboro Town Commissioner and Mayoral Candidate), Kirk Bradley (Lee Moore Capital), Cindy Perry (Pittsboro Mayor) and Jimmy Keen (Truist Bank).

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CHATHAM happening

Here’s a quick look at what’s coming up in Chatham County:

Sept. 18thSept. 22nd

Falls Prevention Awareness Week

Chatham County Aging Services and Chatham Community Library will partner for a week-long observation of Falls Prevention Awareness Week beginning Monday, Sept. 18 through Friday, Sept. 22.

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Events will be held daily at several locations, including the Eastern Chatham Senior Center, Western Chatham Senior Center, Wren Memorial Library and Goldston Public Library. For more information, contact Eastern Center manager Liz Lahti at 919-542-4512 or Western Center manager Kathryn Walters at 919-7423975.

For a complete list of events by day, visit the Aging Services website at www.chathamcouncilonaging.org, highlight the “Activities” drop-down menu and click on “Upcoming Events,” or visit the department’s Facebook page at “Chatham County Aging Services”.

Scarlett “Cat”

Rose Williams

Jan.12th, 2016 – Sept.5th, 2023

Scarlett “Cat” Rose Williams, age 7, of Liberty, NC went home to be with Jesus on Tuesday, September 5th, 2023 at Duke University Medical Center.

Scarlett was born in Orange County, NC on January 12, 2016. Ms. Scarlett was the love of her families lives. She loved going to the beach, her cats, her toys, her squish mellows, minecraft, Roblox and youtube. Her favorite color was purple. Ms. Scarlett is survived by her Mimi, Anthoniette Williams; Pappy, Stephen Williams; Mama, Stephenie Everwine; Brother James; Nana, Sheila Boone; Great Grandmother, Naomi Beal; Aunt, Sierra Williams; Uncle, Eric Everwine; Cousin, Anthony Everwine. Ms. Scarlett was preceded in death by Papa, Anthony Oldham; Aunt, Samantha T. Williams; Uncle, Slade Messer. Graveside service will be held on Monday, September 11th, 2023 at 3 PM at Chatham Memorial Park, 13260 US 64, Siler City, NC 27344 o ciated by Reverend Jason Dickerson. Smith & Buckner Funeral Home is serving the Williams family. Online condolences may be made at www.smithbucknerfh. com.

Farmland Preservation Coordinator Andrew Waters takes on new role

By Chuck Thompson Chatham News & Record

PITTSBORO — Thursday, Aug. 31, was Andrew Waters’ rst day in the Soil and Water Conservation Department for Chatham County.

“I was really excited when this position came open,” said Waters. “There’s several counties with this same position now, but it’s still fairly a novel position here in North Carolina.”

The position of Farmland Preservation Coordinator is relatively new to Chatham County. Created by the Chatham County Board of Commissioners, its purpose is to administer the trust fund and implement other aspects of the Chatham Farmland Preservation Plan.

Several counties have created this position by implementing certain actions to preserve farmland from non-farm development.

“Twenty years ago, there were none of these positions, and now they are starting to become more prevalent,” Waters said. “My wife and I had just started renting a house in Chatham County, so I was excited when this position became available.”

Waters and his wife just recently moved from Spartanburg, S.C., but he’s a native of Hendersonville. He received his undergraduate degree from UNC-Chapel Hill, a master’s from UNC Greensboro and a Ph.D. from Clemson University in Natural Resource Policy.

The new Farmland Preservation Coordinator originally comes from a commercial real estate background, having seen rst-hand the explosive growth of commercial industry change the landscape, little by little, precious farmland disappear-

ing throughout the state, giving way to the ever-expanding population of North Carolina.

However, he credits his time in real estate as an essential tool in understanding land preservation by the legal code, law, and requirements that one must know when making real estate transactions.

“Commercial real estate is a good way to start through the knowledge of real estate law and contracts,” Waters explained.

Some of Waters’ hobbies include canoeing.

“I look forward to exploring the Haw River,” Waters said. “I really like the feel of the momentum and the initiative around conservation here and look forward to exploring the area. I’m looking forward to interacting with the amazing peo -

ple in the community and starting to play a role here. There are so many di erent groups that support this work and support our initiatives, and I’m just really impressed by the synergy around preservation here. I want to make sure what we’re doing supports and promotes conservation e orts.”

He continued, “We want to do as much as we can to create opportunities for anyone looking or actively trying to get involved in farming and to make sure that we are serving all of the population of Chatham County.”

The Chatham Soil and Water Conservation District O ce is located at the Chatham County Agriculture and Conference Center, 1192 US 64 W Business, Suite 200 in Pittsboro.

Chatham County Sheri ’s O ce

On Aug. 31, Winford Harland Wall, 37, of 365 Mudlick Trail, Siler City, was arrested by Deputy Matthew Mitchell for assault on a female. He was issued a written promise to appear and is scheduled to appear in Chatham County District Court in Siler City on Sept. 26.

On Aug. 31, Wall was also arrested by Deputy Mitchell for failure to appear-child support. He was issued a $15,000 secured bond and is scheduled to appear in Chatham County District Court in Pittsboro on Sept. 21.

On Sept. 1, Lisa Ann Meacham-Read, 59, of 993 Gilmore Road, Chapel Hill, was arrested by Deputy Sierra Garcia for assault with a deadly weapon and reckless driving to endanger. She was issued a written promise to appear in Chatham County District Court in Pittsboro on Sept. 20.

On Sept. 2, Marquetta Lea Johnson, 48, 149 Johnson Farm Road, New Hill, was arrested by Deputy Richard Gunter for DVPO violation. She was held on a 48-hour DV hold and is scheduled to appear in Chatham County District Court in Pittsboro on Sept. 27.

On Sept. 3, Selena Louvenia Snyder, 25, of 1885 Fairview Blvd., Winston-Salem, was arrested by Deputy Jonathan Frazier for injury to real property and resisting a public o cer. She was issued a written promise to appear in Chatham County District Court in Pittsboro on Sept. 20.

On Sept. 5, Joshua Kendall Lowe, 32, of 1743 Charlie Brooks Road, Moncure, was arrested by Deputy Conner Bussey for possession of methamphetamine, maintain vehicle/dwelling/place CS, and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was issued a written promise to appear in Chatham County District Court in Pittsboro on Sept. 25.

On Sept. 5, Kirshawn An-

thony Bowe, 32, of 1314 Fairfax Street, Siler City, was arrested by Deputy Gabriela Gomez for resisting public o cer and communicating threats. He was issued a $20,000 secured bond and is scheduled to appear in Chatham County District Court in Pittsboro on Sept. 27.

On Sept. 5, Bowe was also arrested by Deputy Gabriela Gomez for violation of release order. He was issued a $10,000 secured bond and is scheduled to appear in Chatham County District Court in Pittsboro on Sept. 27.

On Sept. 6, Jon Legakes, 71, of 1330 Cedar Grove Rd., Pittsboro, was arrested by Deputy Chris Scales for manufacturing marijuana, felony possession of marijuana, PWSID marijuana, maintaining a vehicle/dwelling/place CS, and possession of marijuana paraphernalia. He was issued a written promise to appear in Chatham County District Court in Pittsboro on Sept. 25.

On Sept. 6, Akil Malik Austin, 29, of 502 W. 3rd St. Apt. 15B, Siler City, was arrested by Deputy Conner Bussey for assault by strangulation, assault on a female, injury to personal property and injury to real property. He was held on a 48-hour DV hold and is scheduled to appear in Chatham County District Court in Pittsboro on Sept. 26.

On Sept. 6, Travis Ray Lilly, 26, of 311 W. Kivett Ave., Asheboro, was arrested by Deputy Ian Heesacker for pretrial release violation. He was issued a $20,000 secured bond and is scheduled to appear in Chatham County District Court in Pittsboro on Sept. 25.

On Sept. 8, Kirshawn Anthony Bowe, 32, of 1314 Fairfax St., Siler City, was arrested by Deputy Brooke Roberts for interfering with an electronic monitoring device. He was issued a written promise to appear in Chatham County District Court in Pittsboro on Sept. 27.

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the coming days. The project has already seen substantial progress in sitework, and vertical construction is set to commence in the upcoming weeks. The delivery of the rst apartments is expected in the spring of 2024.

“We are thrilled to be contributing much-needed housing to Chatham County,” said CCC representative Carter Keller.

Kirk Bradley of Lee Moore Capital echoed these sentiments, noting, “This project is not only necessary but will also provide a beautifully situated housing opportunity for those choosing to live, work and play in Pittsboro and Chatham County.”

Mayor Cindy Perry, who was also in attendance at the groundbreaking ceremony, emphasized the project’s strategic location, highlighting its proximity to downtown Pittsboro and its accessibility to local shops, a grocery store and essential services.

This commitment to walkability aligns with the ongoing e orts to enhance the community’s livability.

Teams from Chatham Park, Mosaic at Chatham Park, Chatham County Economic Development Corporation, Finley Design, elected o cials and other prominent community leaders were also present for the ceremony. The event venue not only showcased the development site but also featured interior and exterior renderings, o ering attendees a glimpse at the project’s future aesthetic.

“It takes signi cant collaboration to reach this point,” said Keller. “Today, we acknowledge the tireless e orts of our partners and stakeholders, all of whom have been instrumental in making this project a reality.”

Medley at Northwood Landing is set to rede ne housing options in Chatham County, addressing the pressing demand for innovative and accessible living spaces. As construction progresses, the community eagerly anticipates the positive impact this development will have on the region’s residents.

For more information and project updates, please visit www. carolinacommercialnc.com or contact Kaitlyn Hockaday with Carolina Commercial Contractors at kaitlyn@carolinacommercialnc.com or (919) 774-4641.

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Andrew Waters, Chatham County’s new Farmland Preservation Coordinator.

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Her Grandmother’s hands

Close to a third of Chatham’s population is 60 years old or older

A FRIEND OF MINE called with a speci c request. Since we hadn’t spoken in years, we also “caught up” on our lives. I love that phrase — it implies that we are on a similar journey; though we make detours or strike ahead in new directions, another person can still “catch up” and walk alongside us.

We spoke for several minutes about our kids, swapping delightful stories. But when I asked about my friend’s grandmother, there was a pause on the other end of the phone. As she spoke about her grandmother’s condition, my friend’s voice cracked. Her loved one had dementia.

Dementia is not a speci c disease, like Alzheimer’s, but rather a catch-all category to characterize memory loss. Roughly 10% of the U.S. population aged 70 and over has some form of dementia. That is about 7 million people and the number is expected to rise to almost 10 million by 2030.

Last week, the New York Times Editorial Board asked, “Can America age gracefully?” This question is relevant in our local community: the Chatham County Council on Aging claims that close to a third of Chatham’s population is 60 years old or older. That makes Chatham’s per capita number of senior citizens among the highest in North Carolina.

The growing number of people with dementia includes

EDITORIAL | BOB WACHS

my friend’s grandmother. I also know several people with various symptoms of memory loss. But I had never heard these challenges described like my friend. Talking about how her grandmother doesn’t have the same recall of events and memories, she noted, “She can’t reach back as far anymore.” While “reach back” referred to her mental faculties, the phrase suggests the need of a helping hand.

Communities of faith can provide such help, both through community events and individual outreach. We might host a meal for caregivers in the fellowship hall or drive someone to the doctor. The Chatham County Council on Aging o ers a wide variety of programs from Meals on Wheels to square-dancing lessons. There are many creative ways to reach back and help.

My friend is assisting her grandmother in the garden. She told me she had talked her down to “only” 18 tomato plants this year! Most of this fresh produce is donated to neighbors, which not only helps them but gives the grandmother a feeling of purpose — she is not only receiving help, but giving it. It seems to me that this twoway dynamic is part of what “aging gracefully” means.

Every person is unique. Dementia doesn’t entail the same symptoms for each person. But if someone is unable to catch up, you reach back and help. You may just nd that holding their hand is a gift itself.

Does anybody really know what time it is?

Human nature itself doesn’t change all that much; people still have warts and beauty marks.

WITH APOLOGIES TO THE MUSIC GROUP

“Chicago,” that’s really a pretty good question. Does anybody really know what time it is?

Not 9:21 a.m. Monday as I sit at my keyboard typing these words. Not 8:11 p.m. Thursday or whenever as you may be sitting in your chair, reading them. Not any “ticktock” time at all, whatever it may be.

Instead, I mean “the times.” That’s becoming a big area of discussion lately and it should as we consider who we are and how we should be who we are. Many are the individuals and groups who look at that. Futurists, evangelicals, average run of the mill folks and others all seem to be paying more attention to such questions as “Is the end of time near?” or “Will there be an atomic World War III?” I don’t claim any particular insight on the answers but I am pretty sure they’re signi cant questions.

British author Charles Dickens began his book “A Tale of Two Cities” by telling us “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” And American singer/songwriter Bob Dylan told us in the 1960’s that “the times, they are a ’changing.”

Every day I become more and more convinced of that. Human nature itself doesn’t change all that much; people still have warts and beauty marks. We’re still greedy and giving, hard-working and lazy, self-centered and outgoing. The details of life around us, however, are di erent. And maybe I really am a dinosaur with enough birthdays that today’s society would consider me a relic.

There have been, and continue to be, major changes in attitudes and the bottom line is attitudes produce actions. Chief among the targets for attitudes, regardless of your position and beliefs, are children. On one hand, traditional Judeo-Christian morals and values, even if they belong to families with no active faith life, tend to adhere to the Biblical admonition to “train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old, he’ll not depart from them.” In other words, that means helping them have some sort of

solid foundation to use when dealing with life and making choices.

Folks with the opposite view, however, while they may not encourage an open hostility to that way of thinking or provide an alternative of their own, may instead say something like “I’m not going to insist on any direction.” I remember a mother and father we met years ago who had two daughters. We invited them to worship service where we were attending church, to which the mother said, “We’re not going to force religion on our children. We’re going to let them decide when they grow up what they want to do.” Had I been bolder then, I would have said, ‘I notice you didn’t let them decide if they wanted to take piano lessons, go to dance classes, be a school cheerleader, take pony riding lessons or play soccer.”

So, obviously, this is still a free country with all sorts of choices and Mama decided that was hers. But still the pressures and in uences on children are enormous. In my career as a grandfather, I’ve watched more Paw Patrol and Puppy Dog Pals than I really want to but someone else likes them so we watch. As I see some of the commercials during those periods, I need someone to explain to me the bene t of creating and marketing a toy dog who, when mashed, will “poop” on the oor or table and then need to have his deposit reinserted so he can do it again. There’s also a game where you attach tools to a plumber’s belt until the game loser puts on one that causes his pants to fall o . And I’ve seen another which maybe hopefully has run its course, where the game centerpiece featured a head with a very runny nose that produced enormous amounts of goo, much to the delight of the game players, at least those on the commercial.

Is there a moral bene t here? Or do we need at least some guidelines? Does any of that play into the question “Does anybody really know what time it is?”

Or are we dinosaurs on the way to extinction?

COLUMN | ANDREW TAYLOR-TROUTMAN

We will always remember

SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2001 was one of the darkest days in our nation’s history. The images of 9/11 remain ingrained into the collective memory of Americans across our nation. I still remember watching TV when the second airplane crashed into the World Trade Center that morning.

What we witnessed in the hours and days that followed were some of the most courageous and heroic acts of good. We saw hundreds of rst responders rush into the smoke and ames of those burning buildings, passing civilians eeing. We heard about the courageous passengers on United Airlines Flight 93 who sacri ced their lives in order to save others. These individuals were, and continue to be, heroes in every sense of the word. May we never forget them and all who have served our nation since.

It is our responsibility as Americans to never forget the tragedy and heroism of 9/11. We continue to honor and support all those most a ected by what took place that day—including the thousands of brave men and women who answered the call to wear our nation’s uniform and defend our freedoms for the past 20 years in order to prevent events like 9/11 from happening again.

As the representative of the largest Army base in the world, it is among my top priorities to make sure our community’s veterans, troops, and their families get the support they deserve. That’s why I was proud to introduce the Healthcare Equality and Rights for our Heroes Act earlier this year to continue my ght to ensure our nation’s service members who are victims of malpractice from a DoD medical treatment facility can receive the compensation they deserve.

Moore County resident Master Sergeant Rich Stayskal is one of those heroes who rst enlisted in the Armed Forces in 2001. He was deployed to Iraq soon after and served our nation honorably. However, while stationed in our region, he received a missed cancer diagnosis that changed his life. In response, I helped change federal law in 2020 so he and other military families could receive

COLUMN | JAN HUTTON

support when facing non-combat medical malpractice while on active-duty.

The law that gave hope to Rich Stayskal and hundreds of military families has been outright ignored by the Department of Defense. Servicemembers like Rich kept their promise to us, they served honorably, and they deserve the best we have to o er them. That’s not what they’re getting. I will not stop until we make this right— not only for Rich and his family, but for every military family and veteran.

President Ronald Reagan once said, “Freedom is a fragile thing and it’s never more than one generation away from extinction. It is not ours by way of inheritance; it must be fought for and defended constantly by each generation, for it comes only once to a people.”

With that in mind, it is one of my greatest honors to nominate high school students for service academies each year who will go on to join the next generation of brave men and women in uniform. In my time as your Congressman, I am continually awed by the quality of young people who seek these appointments. They are the best among us. The decision to apply to a service academy is a courageous and sel ess one, and I am humbled to be a part of the process.

This year’s deadline to submit a nomination packet to the Southern Pines District O ce is Wednesday, October 11, 2023 by 5:00 PM. If your son or daughter is interested in attending a service academy and receiving a nomination, they need to start during their Junior Year of High School. For more information, call my Southern Pines District O ce at 910-910-1924 or visit our website at hudson.house.gov/services/service-academynominations to learn more about the nomination process.

I am deeply grateful to be an American, and incredibly appreciative of those who risk their lives daily to defend our liberties. As your Congressman, I will continue to ght for the important issues facing you and your families and I will always work to support those who have sacri ced so much for this nation.

Cranky… and human

I’M TAKING A BREAK today to be….cranky.

Am I the ONLY person in the world who ever gets cranky? (Oh, come on!)

Let’s cut to the chase. What’s with the announced and oh-so very pronounced crankiness?

You asked…. My cranky litany originated with a scheduled knee replacement, unfortunately followed by a Covid diagnosis, 3 days post-surgery. (Y’all heard of that virus thing?) And then, my unasked-for Covid education escalated (No!) with something called a Covid rebound (just means the viral sucker snuck back into the picture 4 days after the anti-viral meds nished, for round 2 of the same.) Oh my, oh my, I can’t forget the anemia diagnosis, post-surgery…Oy!

OK, yes, I AM whining… It’s a human thing which, in certain circumstances, has a limited warranty. And, I’m taking advantage of the (limited) warranty, now. (Hey, you can always stop reading, but it does get better. This, too, is a human thing.)

As is the cheerleader circus.

Excuse me?

A 2-tiered justice system?

IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS, four of the leaders of the Proud Boys, who planned and executed the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol, received long prison sentences — ranging from 10 years to 22 years in prison. Those sentences were denounced by two of the leading Republican candidates for president.

On Tuesday, Vivek Ramaswamy, responding to the sentences, tweeted: “This is wrong & it’s sad that I’m the only candidate with the spine to say it.” In a statement on Wednesday, he also promised to pardon all “peaceful, nonviolent” Jan. 6 participants and said, “America now has a two-tiered justice system: Antifa and B.L.M. rioters roam free while peaceful Jan. 6 protesters are imprisoned without bail.” Gov. Ron DeSantis took a similar tack in an interview with Newsmax on Wednesday, speaking of some of the protestors: “They just walked into the Capitol. If they were B.L.M., they would not have been prosecuted.” As for the others, “they may have been violent, but to say it’s an act of terrorism when it was basically a protest that devolved into a riot, to do excessive sentences — you can look at, OK, maybe they were guilty, but 22 years if other people that did other things got six months?”

Of course, Ramaswamy didn’t point to any protestors being held without bail; the sentences he was reacting to were not for peaceful, nonviolent protestors, nor did DeSantis say who it was who got six months instead of 22 years. So much for the comparisons.

The cheerleader circus. An intentional behavior that can emerge when universal crankiness has invaded our peace of mind. No admission tickets required. However, it’s clear that we need to evince a willingness to take our turn in the cheerleader circus ring. Doing what? (I hate embarrassing myself!!) Nothing external about which to be embarrassed. Just elevating. That’s what cheerleaders do! Elevate the spirits of others. (No alcoholic beverages or smoking artifacts required.) Now, let’s be honest, there’s a certain amount of rah-rah attitude cheerleaders bring to their roles and, yes, this could be embarrassing if viewed by others. But, here’s the BIG aha.. We ALL have internal cheerleaders! When cheering ourselves on, all that rah-rah energy is subrosa - known ONLY to each of us individually. Really! No one else need be aware that we’re pumping our little sts in an “I can do this”, or giving ourselves an internal and upbeat pep-talk. It’s an inside cheerleading job; comes with “this being human thing.” However, you do need to activate it. Are you with me, fellow cheerleaders?

How Burning Man became uncool

LAST WEEK , the Burning Man festival — a convocation of large groups of men and women seeking sex, drugs, rock ‘n’ roll and other forms of hedonistic bliss — was ooded. It seems that a half-inch of rain swamped the event, which takes place in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada, turning the dust to deep and sticky mud. The images of barely clad neo-hippies struggling to walk through the muck spread like wild re across the internet; even the White House was forced to acknowledge that it was monitoring the situation.

For a huge swath of Americans, all of this was simply amusing. But the rise and mainstreaming of Burning Man is a far more interesting story than its pathetic possible demise. Burning Man was founded in 1986, when some hippie types gathered at the beach in San Francisco to burn a nine-foot-tall wooden man. Over time, the bon re became larger and larger, until eventually it moved to Nevada, where it has been located ever since. Each year, 100,000 people head out to the middle of the desert to participate in events ranging from impromptu art exhibits to orgies and mass drug use.

The fundamental principles of Burning Man are spelled out in co-founder Larry Harvey’s 10 Principles, written in 2004. These principles construct a paganistic morality built around a bevy of mutually exclusive notions. For example, Burning Man is about “radical inclusion... No prerequisites exist for participation in our community.” But Burning Man is also “devoted to acts of gift giving.” Unfortunately, without some form of mutuality, giving alone cannot form the basis of a functioning society, even temporarily. All of which means that Burning Man features social pressure to ostracize free-riders — a tragic violation of the radical inclusion principle.

Burning Man values “radical self-expression,” which cannot be de ned by anyone other “than the individual or a collaborating group.” But such radical self-expression quickly comes into con ict with Burning Man’s call for “civic responsibility,” which surely encroaches on the unlimited right to self-expression. Burning Man also values “immediacy,” which it calls “the most important touchstone of value in our culture.”

But Burning Man also calls for the community to “clean

up after ourselves,” which runs directly counter to the premise of immediacy.

All of this would be sheer countercultural nonsense, except for one perverse fact: The counterculture has now become the culture. This accounts for the fact that Burning Man now seems tired and played out, less transgressive than wearied. The age of Burning Man attendees has increased over the past decade (average age in 2013 was 32, compared to 37 just nine years later); so has the average income (in 2006, 14% of Burners listed their personal income at above $100,000, compared to 27.4% by 2016). In uencers now show up at Burning Man to sell Popeye’s Spicy Chicken; Elon Musk, Paris Hilton and Mark Zuckerberg have shown up.

And herein lies the problem for the broader American culture. Our elite class used to be inculcated in the same set of baseline values as “normal” Americans: John D. Rockefeller was a regular churchgoer; so was Cornelius Vanderbilt. Today, our elites participate in drug-fueled binges in the desert — or at least wish to appear as though they do. Throughout the 1930s, even the poorest Americans aspired to dress well, wearing suits even on the breadlines. Today, even the richest Americans dress as though they shop at Salvation Army.

When elites promulgate countercultural garbage that eats at the roots of fundamental societal institutions, societal bonds dissolve. Ironically, that dissolution occurs rst at the lowest rungs of the income ladder: As Charles Murray points out, “The belief that being a good American involved behaving in certain kinds of ways, and that the nation itself relied upon a certain kind of people in order to succeed, had begun to fade and has not revived.” In fact, those who live out lives of good decision-making are, all too often, embarrassed of their good choices. To promote those choices might seem “judgmental.”

That is the real tragedy of Burning Man: its mainstreaming. Every society has its oddball behaviors. Only sick societies incentivize their imitation.

Still, the argument that the justice system has treated the Jan. 6 protestors more harshly than the Black Lives Matter protestors is a familiar one. The problem with it is that it fails to distinguish between the mostly peaceful BLM protests and the violent assault on the Capitol, between an e ort to interrupt the functioning of the government and nonviolent demonstrations.

Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee, rejected a selective prosecution argument from a Jan. 6 defendant who claimed he should receive a lenient sentence because armed protestors in Portland, Oregon, who protested at a federal courthouse were treated less harshly. “The Portland rioters’ conduct, while obviously serious, did not target a proceeding prescribed by the Constitution and established to ensure a peaceful transition of power. Nor did the Portland rioters, unlike those who assailed America’s Capitol in 2021, make it past the buildings’ outer defenses. The defendant has failed to point to any Portland case that is similar to this one and in which the government made a substantially di erent prosecutorial decision.”

The simple fact is that Jan. 6 was a more serious crime that deserves more serious punishment. The Proud Boys sought nothing less than the violent overthrow of the democratic process. DeSantis and Ramaswamy refuse to recognize that. It is not a minor crime. It is not comparable to a peaceful protest. It is not even comparable to a violent protest. It was an assault on our democracy.

They were charged not with the sort of minor o enses that resulted in short prison terms handed out to the majority of other Jan. 6 protestors — who, according to various studies, received an average of 120 days in prison (compared to two years, the average for BLM protestors). The Proud Boy leaders were charged with a seditious conspiracy, de ned as two or more people plotting to overthrow the federal government by force. If that isn’t a serious crime, what is? They got the sentences they deserved for conduct that threatened the very heart of our democracy.

Susan Estrich is a lawyer, professor, author, and political commentator.

Ben Shapiro, 39, is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School, host of “The Ben Shapiro Show,” and cofounder of Daily Wire+.

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James “Jim” Alan Stanford

April 2, 1937 ~ September 4, 2023

James “Jim” Alan Stanford, 86, peacefully passed away with family at home on Monday, September 4, 2023.

A memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday September 16, 2023, at Hanes Lineberry Funeral Home Sedge eld Chapel located at 6000 W. Gate City Blvd. in Greensboro, NC. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. For more details visit: www. haneslineberryfhsedge eld.com

Rose Bristow Davis

July 27th, 1941 –September 6th, 2023

Rose Bristow Davis, age 82, of Asheboro passed away on September 6, 2023 at Randolph Hospital.

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February 28th, 1938 –September 4th, 2023

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Ms. Davis was born in Asheboro on July 27, 1941 to William Henry Bristow, Sr. and Gladys McLeod Bristow. She was the co-owner and operator of A ordable Furniture for 25 years and was a member of Landmark Baptist Church. Rose loved Bingo, shopping, and spending time at the beach. Her greatest joy was spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. In addition to her parents, Rose was preceded in death by her brothers, William “Bill” Bristow, Jr., Samuel C. Bristow, and Burnice H. Bristow, and her sister, Doris Overman. She is survived by her daughters, Gina Webster (Eric) of Siler City and Carla French of Randleman; grandchildren, Victoria Foster, Sierra Robbins (Daniel), and Preston McBee; sisters, Pat Nelson of Asheboro, Shirley Ward (Danny) of Randleman, and Sharon Owens (Asa) of Asheboro; and sisters-inlaw, Linda Bristow of Asheboro and Shirley Bristow of WinstonSalem. The family will receive friends on Monday, September 11, 2023 from 6:00-8:00 pm at Pugh Funeral Home, 437 Sunset Avenue in Asheboro. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at 2:00 pm at Landmark Baptist Church, 2816 Spoons Chapel Road in Asheboro Pastor Anthony Agan and Pastor Jason Cheek o ciating. Interment will follow at Randolph Memorial Park.

IN MEMORY

JEANETTE G. SCOTT

Jeanette G. Scott, 85 from Cary passed away on September 7, 2023 very peacefully after a short illness. Jeanette was born on Dec 15, 1937 in Chatham County, the daughter of the late Ira and Lena Cash Green. She was the oldest of six siblings. She met and married the love of her life, John Scott in 1958. John passed away in 1987 and we know they are now happily reunited in heaven. Jeanette was a wonderful mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a strong, independent, caring, loving, kind woman until the day she passed. She gave of herself and time unsel shly. Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Others stay for a while and touch our hearts so deeply that we are never the same. That was the e ect she had on people. She is survived by her children, Sharon (Randy) Davis of Zebulon, Lisa (Scott) Naegelen of Willow Spring. Grandsons Brian (Pam) Davis of Zebulon, Scott (Jamie) Davis of Franklinton. She loved dearly her 5 great grandbabies who knew her as Grammy: Caleb, Makayla, Nataleigh, Makenzie, and Felton “Cash”. Jeanette was a member of Ephesus Baptist Church for over 60 years. She loved her many friends at Ephesus but more importantly loved the Lord. She was a devout Christian always putting God rst and prayed about everything, down to the shoes she wore! Jeanette held many jobs over her lifetime including State Capital Life Insurance, NC State University, State Surplus, and State Employees Credit Union . She is survived by her siblings: Sue (Osby) Clark of Apex, Joann (Alan) Massey of Durham, Judy (Sammy) Jenkins of Apex, and Roy (Diane) Green of Apex. She has many nieces, nephews, and cousins that she loved dearly and remained close to. She is proceeded in death by her parents, Ira and Lena Green, her husband John Scott, and brother Larry Green. Memorial services will be held on Friday (9/15/2023) at 11:00am at the Mount Pisgah Baptist Church, 1288 Mt. Pisgah Church Road, Apex, NC 27523, with burial following in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service in the church sanctuary. In lieu of owers please consider donations to the following: PKD Kidney Foundation, PO Box 871847, Kansas City, MO 64187. Transitions Life Care, 250 Hospice Cir, Raleigh, NC 27607. John Scott Scholarship fund at NC State University, O ce of Scholarships and Financial Aid, Campus Box 7302, Raleigh, NC 27695. Online condolences can be made at www. smithfuneralhomebroadway.com Arrangements are by the Smith Funeral Home of Broadway.

Steven Carl Acker went home to be with his heavenly Father on September 1, 2023. Steve passed in peace and leaves behind many to cherish his memory. A one-of-a-kind human, Steve is survived by his beloved pup Kira, bonus daughter Kimberly (Kurt) Krause of Raleigh, two very special grandchildren Keeghan and Kellyn, brother James Acker of Lansing, sisterin-law Marla Hatton of Raleigh, and many caring friends. The family especially wants to thank his loving and faithful caregiver Morgan Moore. Steve was born and raised in Lansing Michigan, a true Spartan, a lover of all creatures wild and tame devoting his journalism career to educating and entertaining people about all of the mysteries and wonders of our natural world. Steve moved to North Carolina 22 years ago with his wife Sandy(deceased).

Steve was a member of Hanks Chapel UCC, loved attending there, he had a special talent for helping people see beyond his wheelchair with a smile, a high ve, or a peace sign for everyone he met. Steve knew no strangers. Steve loved baseball, good music, chocolate covered cherries, and all canines. His unconditional love, patience, and grace will certainly be missed. In keeping with his wishes, Steve was cremated. The family is being served by Donaldson Funeral Home of Pittsboro, NC. Arrangements are yet to be nalized; a memorial service is being planned for October, the month of Steve’s birth.

Surely a God that could create and share such beauty is a loving Master. If we can only live in harmony with nature, we’ll be able to see God in all his world. Our ancestors kept in touch with the seasons and knew fully the wonders of the natural world. It may not seem quite as easy for us to do that given today’s lifestyle, but we can if we so choose. Those wonders and the awe they inspire await us all.

– Steve Acker

Charles O’Brien Farris, age 85, of Southern Pines, NC passed away at First Health Moore Regional Hospital on September 4, 2023. Charles was born in Smith County, VA February 28, 1938 to James Leonard Farris and Ella Talbert Farris. He graduated from Virginia Tech with a Bachelor’s in Science. Charles is survived by his wife, Betty Jean McKinney Farris, of Southern Pines, NC; children, Steve Farris (Hope), of Saltville, VA., Carl Farris, of Avery Co, NC, and Alex Farris (Brenda) of Robbins, NC; brother, Jervis Farris (Linda), of Greensboro, NC; step-children, Kenneth Whitaker (Christine), of Longs, SC, Roy K. Whitaker (Pam) of Carthage, NC and Karen Pyrtle of Siler City, NC. Grandchildren, Rachel Farris Crosby (Eric), Ian Farris (Sophia) and Kimberlee Farris; step-grandchildren, Sheridan Whitaker, Connor Whitaker, Daniel Whitaker, Rachel Whitaker Lopez (Michael), Caroline Pyrtle, Lauren Sullivan (Richard), Kelly Reardon Queen (Theo), as well as several great-grandchildren.

Charles was preceded in death by his parents, James Leonard Farris and Ella Talbert Farris; Blanche E. Trent, former wife and mother of his children; daughter, Valerie Farris Whitaker; daughter-inlaw, Rita Farris; step-son, Keith Whitaker (Tina) and stepgranddaughter, Ashley Pyrtle. Charles was a kind, intelligent and loving husband, father, grandfather, and brother. He will be missed by all.

A graveside service will be held Sunday, September 10th at 1:00pm at the Farris Family Cemetery, 965 Cedar Branch Rd., Saltville, VA.

Mrs. Clara Evelyn Gilbert Harris, 93, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday morning, September 8, 2023, at Twelve Oaks Assisted Living Facility. Mrs. Harris was born August 16, 1930, in Chatham County, one of four children born to the late Lamar Monroe and Olive Dorothy Perry Gilbert. Clara graduated from Siler City High School in 1948 and Women’s College (now UNC-G) in 1952 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in primary education. She retired as a teacher from Beulah Elementary School in 1991 and was a devoted member of NCAE. She was a Christian and a member of Highland Park Baptist Church. Through the years, Clara served faithfully in the Women’s Missionary Union, a Sunday school teacher, Vacation Bible School teacher and director, and a mission leader. She is survived by two daughters and a son-inlaw, Robin and Doug Hawkins and Rhonda Harris; a son and daughter-in-law, Rodney and Robbie Harris; her grandchildren, Josh Harris, Megan and Thomas Fenstermacher, Heather and Jeremy Mathis, Ryan Hawkins, Wesley Harris, and Brad Harrell; and ten great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Harris was preceded in death by her husband, Vernon Aaron Harris; two sisters, Edith Hearn and Margaret Caveness; and a brother, Paul Gilbert. A service of worship and celebration of Clara’s life will be held Sunday, September 10, 2023, at 2:00 PM at Moody Funeral Home Chapel in Mount Airy, with Dr. Darrell Tate o ciating. Interment will follow at Skyline Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends Sunday from 12:30 until 2:00 PM at the funeral home. Flowers will be accepted, or memorial contributions may be made to Clara’s niece, Celeste Caveness Clark, who serves as a missionary. Please send your memorial donation to Camp Nathanael, P.O. Box 129, Emmalena, KY 41740. Online condolences may be made at www.moodyfuneralservices.com.

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ELINOR GREY PENDERGRAPH FINK

SEPT.28TH, 1923 – SEPT.6TH, 2023

Elinor Grey Pendergraph Fink, age 99, died at Cambridge Hills Assisted Living on Wednesday, September 6, 2023. Elinor was born on September 28, 1923, in Alamance County, NC to the late Vercy Denson and Thelma Moran Denson. She married James Pendergraph and raised three sons and three daughters. She worked as a machinist making parts for a Machine shop. She is preceded in death by her parents, Vercy and Thelma Denson, her husband, James Pendergraph, sons, James Pendergraph, Jr and Phillip Michael Pendergraph, and one daughter, Sandra Melvin, and grandsons, Donnie Heiderman and David Heiderman Elinor is survived by son, Millard Pendergraph (Fran), daughters, Patricia Heiderman, Cynthia Rogers (Greg), a brother, Millard Denson, a sister, Helen Smith, 12 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren and 6 great-great grandchildren. Visitation will be at 1PM Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at Hanks Chapel UCC . The Funeral service will be at 2PM with burial to follow in the Hanks Chapel UCC Cemetery. Donaldson Funeral Home & Crematory is honored to serve the Pendergraph family.

ATLAS TIMOTHY PARKER

JULY 2ND, 1954 – SEPT.6TH, 2023

Atlas Timothy Parker, age 69 of New Hill, passed away on Wednesday (9/6/2023) with his family by his side, at home on the land that was the Parker Farm where he was born and raised. Tim was born in Chatham County on July 2, 1954, son of the late Atlas Parker and Lola Tart Parker. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister, Linda Parker Lee and brothers, Preston Parker, Mack Parker and Kent Parker. He was a member of New Elam Christian Church, Friendship Masonic Lodge No. 763 AF&AM, Bass Masters and the Boykin Spaniel Society. Tim retired from Dynea in Moncure where he worked for over 30 years. Later, after his retirement, he worked for almost 15 years at Deep River Sporting Clays. Tim was an avid sherman and hunter. He won many tournaments, throughout the years he shed and shot competitively. Later in life, Tim became very involved with the Boykin Spaniel Society, winning many awards, including a state championship with his beloved dogs. Maggie, Duke, Dakota and Cocoa were loyal companions and Cocoa and Dakota stayed by his side till the end. He was a devoted family man, whose greatest joy was spending time with his family, hunting with his friends in North Dakota and enjoying all the blessings in his life. Surviving is his wife, Jeanette Comer Parker of the home. Children, Heather Patterson and husband Tim of Sanford, NC, Nick Parker and wife Megan of Wilson, NC and Danyelle Martin and husband Tommy of Sanford, NC. Sisters, Hilda Nelson of Sophia, NC, Joyce Smith and husband Garland of Broadway, NC, Sue Diggs and husband Bobby of New Hill, NC, and Anne Sears and husband Dennis of Sanford, NC. Brother, Gordon Parker and wife Vivian of Moncure, NC; Grandchildren, Kennedy Thomas, Callen Martin, Cobe Martin, Bennett Parker, Cameron Parker and sister-in-law’s, Dolores Parker, Patsy Parker and Karen Parker. Funeral services will be conducted at 11am Saturday at New Elam Christian Church with Rev. Ed Earp o ciating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5-7pm Friday evening at the Smith Funeral Home in Broadway. Online condolences can be made at www.smithfuneralhomebroadway.com Arrangements are by the Smith Funeral Home of Broadway.

RUPERT “RUDY” BLAND EUBANKS, JR.

JULY 28TH, 1949 – SEPT.3RD, 2023

Rupert “Rudy” Bland Eubanks Jr, age 74, died peacefully Sunday, September 3, 2023, at his home. Rudy was born in Chatham County, North Carolina on July 28, 1949, to the late Rupert Bland Eubanks, Sr and Vivian Fowler Eubanks.

Surviving Rudy include his wife, Judy Hall Eubanks, son Rupert “RB” Bland III (Christy), of Pittsboro, NC, stepson, Larry M. Garris of Coats, NC, grandchildren, Ashlyn (Joe) West, Cody Garris, Samantha Eubanks, and Sydney Eubanks, great grandchild, Grayson West, sister, Brenda Eubanks Stubbs (Shannon) and brother, Michael (Sheila) Eubanks. Rudy was in the Navy during the Vietnam War and the majority of his military he was a part of the Blue Angels as a mechanic. He worked as an installer for Southern Bell until his retirement.

Rudy loved antique cars, meeting people and enjoyed spending time and visiting family and friends. “He could make friends with a fence post.” He was a member of the Bynum Baptist Church, and he leaves behind many friends and a loving church family.

Services are incomplete at this time.

In lieu of owers, the family suggests donations be given to Durham Rescue Mission in his memory at Durham Rescue Mission PO Box 11368 Durham, NC 27703.

Condolences may be made at www.donaldsonfunerals.com

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ADRIAN EDEAN ROUSE

AUG.11TH, 1961 – SEPT.1, 2023

Adrian Edean Rouse, 62, of Robbins, passed away on Friday, September 1, 2023 at his home. The graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 9, 2023 at Rouse Family Cemetery with Rev. Mark Forrest presiding.

Adrian was born on August 11, 1961. He always loved to reminisce of his childhood and young adult years and the fun he had growing up with a big family. He worked at the Robbins chicken plant, the Biscoe foundry and at Mansion Homes. He was always early to work to enjoy his co ee and good conversation. He loved hunting, shing, horseback riding and swimming. He had a lot of friends and loved to talk to the women. He loved many things, but his passion was dancing. He loved to dance all night long.

Adrian was preceded in death by his parents, Carl (Paul) and Thelma (Dean) Rouse, of Eagle Springs; brother, James Grier Rouse, of Eagle Springs; twin sister, Iris Rouse, of High Falls and sister Narcissus Jones ,of Parkton.

Adrian is survived by his son, Joel Rouse, of Seagrove; grandchildren, of Seagrove; brothers, Doyle Rouse and wife, of Asheboro, Keith Rouse and wife Kathy, of Carthage, Gerald Rouse and wife, Laura, of Eagle Springs, Vaughn Rouse and wife, Christy, of Albemarle; sister Lilac Kennedy and husband, Roger, of Robbins; several nieces and nephews and a host of family and friends. Condolences may be o ered online at www.joycebradychapel.com

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BETTY ANN CURTIS JOYCE

OCTOBER 28, 1935 – SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

Betty Ann Curtis Joyce, of Bennett, passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2023 at Coventry House in Siler City. The funeral will be at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at Bennett Baptist Church with Rev. Dr. Jason Whitehurst and Rev. Tim Strider presiding. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends in the fellowship hall following the committal service.

Joyce-Brady Chapel will be open from 1:00-5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 for friends to sign the register.

Betty was born in Chatham County on October 28, 1935 to Lee (Ott) and Alyne Stuart Curtis. She was a member of Bennett Baptist Church where she served in many capacities. She was a retired sales associate, working many years at Belk and Family Pharmacy. She was the wife of the late Larry Joyce who co-owned and operated Joyce-Brady Chapel. Betty loved going out to eat and shopping.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Larry Joyce and sister, Frances Grimes.

Betty is survived by her brother-in-law, L. Dwain Joyce, of Fayetteville; sister-inlaw, Ollie L. Joyce, of Asheboro; several nieces and nephews and a host of family and friends.

Condolences may be o ered online at www.joycebradychapel.com

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ELIZABETH “LIB” ANN MCNEILL ANDREWS

MAY 1ST, 1945 – SEPT.6TH, 2023

Elizabeth Ann McNeill Andrews (Lib), 78, of Robbins, NC passed away at her home on Wednesday, September 6, 2023. Lib was surrounded by her loving family and passed away peacefully. Lib was born on May 1, 1945 to C.L. (Dock) McNeill and Edith Bodsford McNeill. She enjoyed going shopping with her sisters and spending time with her family. She cherished her time spent with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Lib loved attending her church and sharing her faith with family and friends.

Lib is survived by her husband of 62 years, Floyd Andrews, of the home; children, Mary & Mark English, of Biscoe, Rowdy & Melinda Andrews, of Carthage and Connie and Tony Connolly, of Front Royal, VA; grandchildren, Heather East, Savannah and husband, Thomas Brewer, Cole Andrews, Mariah Connolly and Caitlin Connolly; great-grandchildren, Kailey East, Cali Tysinger and Bentley Brewer; sisters, Thelma Louise McNeill Tillman, Lois Mae McNeill & Larry Lanier; brothers, Causie Lee McNeill & Betty, and Phillip Earl McNeill. She was preceded in death by her sister, Ruby Carol McNeill Haithcox and brothers, Larry Elmer McNeill and Samuel George McNeill. The

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All persons having claims against Anne Craig Barnes of Chatham County, North Carolina are noti ed to present them to Billy E. Barnes, Jr., Executor of the Estate of Anne Craig Barnes in c/o Dean P. Broz, Attorney for the Estate, at Higgins, Frankstone, Graves & Morris, P. A., 1414 Raleigh Road, Suite 203, Exchange West at Meadowmont, Chapel Hill, NC 27517-8834 on or before November 24, 2023. Failure to present a claim in timely fashion will result in this Notice being pleaded in bar of recovery against the estate, the Executor, and the devisees of Anne Craig Barnes. Those indebted to Anne Craig Barnes are asked to make prompt payment to the Estate.

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The undersigned, Lynn Coburn Green, having quali ed as Administrator of the Estate of Beverly J Lafoy Coburn, deceased, late of Chatham County, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the day of November 25, 2023, or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NORTH CAROLINA CHATHAM COUNTY 23-E-471

The undersigned, Timothy Lee McLaurin having quali ed as Administrator of the Estate of Linda (Kay) Keck Mclaurin late of Chatham County, NC do hereby notify all persons, rms, and corporations having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address below on or before the 6th day of December 2023, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 7th of September, 2023. Timothy Lee Mclaurin Administrator of the Estate of Linda(Kay) Keck McLaurin 648 Jim Paige Road Bear Creek, NC 27202 9/7/23,9/14/23,9/21/23,9/28/23

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice to Creditors North Carolina Chatham County

Having quali ed as the Executor of the Estate of Yvonne Lorraine Holzkamp a/k/a Yvonne L. Holzkamp, late of Chatham County, North Carolina, the undersigned, Donna Holzkamp Burdick a/k/a Donna H. Burdick, Executor, hereby noti es all persons, rms and corporations having claims against said Estate to present them to the Executor and to the attorney for the estate, Patricia T. Niebauer, as set forth below, on or before the 15th day of December, 2023, which is at least three (3) months from the rst publication of this Notice, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, rms and corporations indebted to the said Estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This is the 7th day of September 2023.

Donna Holzkamp Burdick

Executor of the Estate of Yvonne Lorraine Holzkamp

Patricia T. Niebauer

Attorney for the Estate Robbins May & Rich, LLP 120 Applecross Road Pinehurst, NC 28374

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

FILE NUMBER: 23 E 450

NORTH CAROLINA

CHATHAM COUNTY

The undersigned, Rose M. Kincaid, having quali ed as Administrator of the Estate of Robert J. Kincaid, deceased, late of Chatham County, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 30th day of November, 2023, or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 31st day of August, 2023.

Name: Rose M. Kincaid

Administrator 266 Autumn Chase Pittsboro, NC 27312 Au31,Se7,Se14,Se21,4tc

CREDITOR’S NOTICE

Having quali ed on the 31st day of August 2023, as Administrator DBN of the Estate of Lisa Anne Dorothy Lawson aka Lisa Palko Lawson, deceased, late of Chatham County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, rms and corporations having claims against the decedent to exhibit the same to the undersigned on or before the 14th day of December, 2023, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, rms and corporations indebted to the estate should make immediate payment.

This is the 5th day of September 2023.

W. Woods Doster, Administrator DBN of the Estate of Lisa Anne Dorothy Lawson aka Lisa Palko Lawson 206 Hawkins Avenue Sanford, NC 27330

Attorneys:

Law O ces of Doster & Brown, P.A.

206 Hawkins Avenue Sanford, NC 27330

Publish On: September 14th, 21st, 28th and October 5, 2023.

NORTH CAROLINA

NOTICE TO CREDITORS CHATHAM COUNTY

HAVING QUALIFIED as Administrator of the Estate of John Earl Church, late of Chatham County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, rms and corporations having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned on or before the 30th day of November, 2023, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.

This the 24th day of August, 2023.

Julie Lynn Burkett, Administrator

The Estate of John Earl Church

1329 Vernie Phillips Road Bear Creek, North Carolina 27207

MOODY, WILLIAMS, ATWATER & LEE ATTORNEYS AT LAW

BOX 629 SILER CITY, NORTH CAROLINA 27344 (919) 663-2850 Au31,Se7,Se14,Se21,4tp

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NORTH CAROLINA CHATHAM COUNTY

The undersigned, Sonja L. Lee, having quali ed as Administrator of the Estate of Marilyn M. Bowden, deceased, late of Chatham County, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 30th day of November, 2023, or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 31st day of August, 2023.

Name: Sonja L. Lee Executrix

463 Stockyard Rd Staley, NC 27355 Au31,Se7,Se14,Se21,4tc

CREDITOR’S NOTICE

Having quali ed on the 1st day of September 2023, as Administrator of the Estate of Tyron Nolan, deceased, late of Chatham County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, rms and corporations having claims against the decedent to exhibit the same to the undersigned on or before the 14th day of December 2023, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, rms and corporations indebted to the estate should make immediate payment.

This is the 5th day of September 2023.

W. Woods Doster, Administrator of the Estate of Tyron Nolan 206 Hawkins Avenue Sanford, NC 27330

Attorneys: Law O ces of Doster & Brown, P.A. 206 Hawkins Avenue Sanford, NC 27330

Publish On: September 14TH, 21ST, 28TH and October 5th 2023.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS 23-E-443 NORTH CAROLINA CHATHAM COUNTY

The undersigned, Jamelle Emerson, having quali ed as Administrator of the Estate of Michael L. Mineer, deceased, late of Chatham County, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the day of November 22nd, 2023, or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 24th of August 2023.

Jamelle Emerson Administrator c/o Marie H. Hopper Attorney for the Estate Hopper Cummings, PLLC Post O ce Box 1455 Pittsboro, NC 27312 Au24,Au31,Se7,Se14,4tc

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

FILE NUMBER: 23 E 335

NORTH CAROLINA CHATHAM COUNTY

The undersigned, Daniel Aiello, having quali ed as Administrator of the Estate of Matthews James Aiella, deceased, late of Chatham County, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 30th day of November, 2023, or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 31st day of August, 2023.

Name: Daniel Aiello Co-Administrator 4 Salmon Rd Madison, ME 04950 Au31,Se7,Se14,Se21,4tc

NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE TO CREDITORS CHATHAM COUNTY

HAVING QUALIFIED as Executor of the Estate of Danny Elliott Marley, late of Chatham County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, rms and corporations having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned on or before the 18th day of January, 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.

This the 5th day of September, 2023.

Dianne Marley Armstrong, Executor of the Estate of Danny Elliott Marley 420 Pine Lake Drive Siler City, North Carolina 27344 MOODY, WILLIAMS, ATWATER & LEE ATTORNEYS AT LAW BOX 629 SILER CITY, NORTH CAROLINA 27344 (919) 663-2850 4tp

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The undersigned, having quali ed as Executrix of the Estate of PAUL HENRY TROUTMAN aka PAUL H. TROUTMAN, Deceased, late of Chatham County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons, rms and corporations having claims against the estate to exhibit them to the undersigned at the o ces of Tillman, Whichard & Cagle, PLLC, 501 Eastowne Drive, Suite 130, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, on or before the 7th day of December, 2023, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.

All persons indebted to the estate will please make immediate payment. This 7th day of September, 2023.

JENNIFER SUSAN TROUTMAN, EXECUTRIX ESTATE OF PAUL HENRY TROUTMAN AKA

PAUL H. TROUTMAN NORTH CAROLINA

NOTICE TO CREDITORS CHATHAM COUNTY

HAVING QUALIFIED as Administrator of the Estate of Ruth Cedell Mapp, late of Chatham County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, rms and corporations having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned on or before the 18th day of January, 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. This the 6th day of September, 2023. Richard Orlando Mapp, Jr., Administrator the Estate of Ruth Cedell Mapp 9610 Oak Barrel Court Brandywine, MD 20613

MOODY, WILLIAMS, ATWATER & LEE ATTORNEYS AT LAW BOX 629 SILER CITY, NORTH CAROLINA 27344 (919) 663-2850 4tp

23 E 499

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The undersigned, having quali ed as Administrator of the Estate of Brian Scott Thomas, late of Chatham County, North Carolina, noti es all persons, rms and corporations having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned at her address, 196 Cobble Ridge Drive, Pittsboro, North Carolina, 27312, on or before the 13th day of December, 2023, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment.

This 7th day of September, 2023.

Donna G. Thomas

196 Cobble Ridge Drive Pittsboro, North Carolina 27312

GUNN & MESSICK, PLLC P. O. Box 880 Pittsboro, North Carolina 27312-0880

September 14, 21, 28, October 5

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

23 E 433

The undersigned, having quali ed as Executor of the Estate of Ralph Luther Piggie, late of Chatham County, North Carolina, noti es all persons, rms and corporations having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned at his address, P. O. Box 1169, Pittsboro, North Carolina, 27312, on or before the 6th day of December, 2023, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment.

This 30th day of August, 2023.

Calvin Wayne Freeman P. O. Box 1169 Pittsboro, North Carolina 27312 GUNN & MESSICK, PLLC P. O. Box 880 Pittsboro, North Carolina 27312-0880

September 7, 14, 21, 28

UPDATED NOTICE TEMPLATE FOR ESTATE OF CROTTY

All persons, rms, and corporations having claims against GERARD DENNIS CROTTY, deceased, late of Chatham County, North Carolina, are noti ed to exhibit the same to the undersigned on or before the 14th day of December, 2023, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment.

This the 14th day of September, 2023.

Thomas Joseph Crotty, Executor 1224 Marsalis Way Cary, NC 27519

c/o John M. Perna, Attorney at Law 202 Davis Grove Circle, Suite 105 Cary, N.C. 27519

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

All persons having claims against Irma Jean Sa elle (a.k.a. Jean Neville Sa elle) of Chatham County, North Carolina are noti ed to present them to Milton F. Sa elle, Jr., Executor of the Estate of Irma Jean Sa elle, in c/o Dean P. Broz, Attorney for the Estate, at Higgins, Frankstone, Graves & Morris, P. A., 1414 Raleigh Road, Suite 203, Exchange West at Meadowmont, Chapel Hill, NC 27517-8834 on or before November 24, 2023. Failure to present a claim in timely fashion will result in this Notice being pleaded in bar of recovery against the estate, the Executor, and the devisees of Irma Jean Sa elle. Those indebted to Irma Jean Sa elle are asked to make prompt payment to the Estate.

Dean P. Broz Higgins, Frankstone, Graves & Morris, P.A. 1414 Raleigh Road, Suite 203 Exchange West at Meadowmont Chapel Hill, NC 27517-8834 Au24,Au31,Se7,Se14,4tc

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

ROBERT LEE DANN

CHATHAM COUNTY FILE # 23 E 408

The undersigned, having quali ed as Executor for the Estate of Robert Lee Dann, deceased, late of Chatham County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, rms and corporations having claims against the estate to present such claims to the undersigned Executor c/o Ralph A. Evans, Attorney At Law, at P.O. Box 1145, Liberty, North Carolina 27298 on or before November 30, 2023 or this Notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the estate will please make immediate payment.

This the 25th day of August, 2023.

Je rey T. Hutcherson Executor 514 N. Candlewood Dr. Liberty, NC 27298

Ralph A. Evans Attorney At Law P.O. Box 1145 Liberty, NC 27298 (336) 622-5320 Au31,Se7, Se14,Se21,4tc

NOTICE

The Towers LLC (Vertical Bridge REIT, LLC) proposes to build a 199-foot Monopole Communications Tower/Structure to be located within a proposed 100-foot by 100-foot lease area at the approx. vicinity of NC Highway 42, Moncure, Chatham County, NC 27559 (35° 34’ 20.644” N, 78° 59’ 35.379” W). Public comments regarding potential e ects from this site on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to: Trileaf Corp, Trenton Clark, t.clark@trileaf.com, 1395 South Marietta Parkway, Building 400, Suite 209, Marietta, GA 30067, 678653-8673.

TAKE NOTICE IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK

FILE # 22-SP-83

NORTH CAROLINA CHATHAM COUNTY

W. WOODS DOSTER, Administrator of the Estate of Christine V. Harris, TREMAINE KRISTAN HARRIS, and SAM KENNETH HARRIS, JR., Petitioners, vs. BRIDGET HARRIS, individually; and BRIDGET

HARRIS as Trustee of the TESTAMENTARY

SUPPLEMENTAL NEEDS TRUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF SAM KENNETH HARRIS Respondents.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

620 E Eleventh St, 1408 Ross Ave, 1114 12th St, 427 E 9th St, 1104 12th St, 1116 12th St

Pursuant to the Order for Possession, Custody, Control, Sale, of Real Property led on November 1, 2022, in the above captioned proceeding, NOTICE is hereby given that the subject properties described below will be put up for public sale on September 20th, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.; the sale will be held at the Chatham County Courthouse in the designated area for sale.

The properties are described as follows:

Tract 1 – 620 E Eleventh St, Siler City, NC 27344, Chatham County Tax Parcel Identi cation Number 0016780.

Tract 2 – 1408 Ross Ave, Siler City, NC 27344, Chatham County Tax Parcel Identi cation Number

0016504.

Tract 3 – 1114 12th St., Siler City, NC 27344, Chatham County Tax Parcel Identi cation Number

0061300.

Tract 4 – 427 E 9th St, Siler City, NC 27344, Chatham County Tax Parcel Identi cation Number

0016780.

Tract 5 – 1104 12th St, Siler City, NC 27344, Chatham County Tax Parcel Identi cation Number

0016637.

Tract 6 – 1116 12th St, Siler City, NC 27344, Chatham County Tax Parcel Identi cation Number

0069196.

A cash deposit from the highest bidder equal to ten percent (10%) of the amount of the bid is required at the time of public sale. Said bid shall be reported to the Court and will remain open for the requisite upset bid period as required by law. The Court reserves the right to approve and reject all bids.

THE PROPERTY IS SOLD AS-IS, WHERE-IS, WITH ALL FAULTS.

This is the 10th day of August 2023.

J. Grant Brown, Attorney for Administrator Law O ces of W. Woods Doster, P.A. 206 Hawkins Ave., Sanford, NC 27330 919-842-5007

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION NORTH CAROLINA CHATHAM COUNTY FILE NO. 11 CvD 826 NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION COUNTY OF CHATHAM Plainti , vs. LYNWOOD P. DOWDY, JR., et al

Defendants.

TO: The HEIRS, ASSIGNS and DEVISEES of NORRIS CALVIN WICKER and spouse, if any, or any other person or entity claiming thereunder A pleading seeking relief against you has been led in the above-entitled action and notice of service of process by publication began on August 31, 2023. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: Foreclosure on tax parcel(s) more completely described in the Complaint, to collect delinquent ad valorem taxes (assessments). Plainti seeks to extinguish any and all claim or interest that you may have in said property.

You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than forty (40) days after the date of the rst publication of notice stated above, exclusive of such date, being forty (40) days after August 312023, or by October 10, 2023, and upon your failure to do so, the party seeking service of process by publication will apply to the Court for relief sought.

This the 24th day of August, 2023.

ZACCHAEUS LEGAL SERVICES

By: MARK D. BARDILL/MARK B. BARDILL

Attorney for Plainti NC Bar #12852/56782

W. Jones St. P. O. Box 25 Trenton, North Carolina 28585

Telephone: (252) 448-4541

Publication dates:

August 31, 2023, September 7, 2023, September

14, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE

STATING THAT AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE TOWN CHARTER TO CHANGE THE LENGTH OF THE TERM OF OFFICE OF THE MAYOR FROM TWOYEARS TO FOUR-YEARS

The public will take notice that the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Pittsboro adopted an ordinance on September 11, 2023, amending the Town Charter, as set forth in Section 3.3 of Session Law 1973-348 of North Carolina, as amended, to provide for election of the Mayor by all the quali ed voters of the Town for a four-year term. Carrie Bailey, Town Clerk Town of Pittsboro

NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION INTENT TO ISSUE NPDES STORMWATER DISCHARGE PERMITS

The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission proposes to issue NPDES stormwater discharge permit(s) to the person(s) listed below.

Public comment or objection to the draft permits is invited. Written comments regarding the proposed permit will be accepted until 30 days after the publish date of this notice and considered in the nal determination regarding permit issuance and permit provisions. The Director of the NC Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources (DEMLR) may hold a public hearing should there be a signi cant degree of public interest. Please mail comments and/or information requests to DEMLR at 1612 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 276991612.

Duke Energy Progress, LLC [526 S Church St, Mail Code Ec13k, Charlotte, NC 28201] has requested renewal of permit NCS000574 for the Cape Fear Steam Electric Power Plant in Chatham County. This facility discharges to an unnamed tributary to Shaddock Creek in the Cape Fear River Basin.

Interested persons may visit DEMLR at 512 N. Salisbury street, Raleigh, NC 27604 to review information on le. Additional information on NPDES permits and this notice may be found on our website: https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/ energy-mineral-and-land-resources/stormwater/ stormwater-program/stormwater-public-notices, or by contacting Brianna Young at brianna.young@ deq.nc.gov or 919-707-3647.

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE

DISTRICT COURT DIVISION

FILE NO. 17 CvD 818 NORTH CAROLINA CHATHAM COUNTY COUNTY OF CHATHAM Plainti , vs. MARIBEL MEDINA BECERRA, et al

Defendants.

TO: MARIBEL MEDINA BECERRA’S SPOUSE, IF ANY, and any HEIRS, ASSIGNS or DEVISEES of MARIBEL MEDINA BECERRA’S SPOUSE, IF ANY, or any other person or entity claiming thereunder

A pleading seeking relief against you has been led in the above-entitled action and notice of service of process by publication began on August 31, 2023.

The nature of the relief being sought is as follows:

Foreclosure on tax parcel(s) more completely described in the Complaint, to collect delinquent ad valorem taxes (assessments). Plainti seeks to extinguish any and all claim or interest that you may have in said property.

You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than forty (40) days after the date of the rst publication of notice stated above, exclusive of such date, being forty (40) days after August 31, 2023, or by October 10, 2023, and upon your failure to do so, the party seeking service of process by publication will apply to the Court for relief sought.

This the 25th day of August, 2023.

ZACCHAEUS LEGAL SERVICES

By: ____________________________________

MARK D. BARDILL/MARK B. BARDILL

Attorney for Plainti

NC Bar #12852/56782

310 W. Jones St. P. O. Box 25

Trenton, North Carolina 28585

Telephone: (252) 448-4541

Publication dates:

August 31, 2023

September 7, 2023

September 14, 2023

PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSAL FOR REDISTRICTING OF CHATHAM COUNTY’S RESIDENCY DISTRICTS

TAKE NOTICE that the Chatham County Board of Commissioners will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on the question of whether to redistrict the County’s residency voting districts for which candidates for o ce of the Board of Commissioners must reside and represent the districts. This Public Hearing will be held pursuant to the authority granted by S.L. 1995-80.

The Board of Commissioners will hold this Public Hearing beginning at 6:00 PM on September 18, 2023, at the Chatham County Agricultural and Conference Center located at 1192 US 64 Business West, Pittsboro, North Carolina. Interested persons may review the proposed redistricting option on the County website at: https://www.chathamcountync.gov/ government/board-of-commissioners/boardof-commissioners-election-district-map/2023redistricting

The Commissioners invite all interested persons to attend and present their views. Each speaker will have up to three minutes to give their comments. Residents may submit written comments to the Clerk at Lindsay.ray@chathamcountync.gov or at the following address:

Chatham County Board of Commissioners

ATTN: Lindsay K. Ray, Clerk to the Board PO Box 1809 Pittsboro, NC 27312

This the 14th day of September, 2023.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Lindsay K. Ray, Clerk to the Board of Commissioners

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

A public hearing will be held by the Chatham County Board of Commissioners on Monday, September 18, 2023, beginning at 6:00 p.m. The hearing will be held at the Chatham County Agriculture and Conference Center, 1192 US 64W Business, Pittsboro NC 27312. Additional information is available at the Chatham County Planning Department o ce. Speakers are requested to sign up at the meeting prior to the hearing. You may also sign up on the county website prior to the meeting at www.chathamcountync. gov by selecting the heading County Government, then Commissioner Meetings, then Public Input/ Hearing Sign Up. The public hearing may be continued to another date at the discretion of the Board of Commissioners.

The purpose of the Public Hearing is to receive input, both written and oral, on the issues listed below:

A legislative public hearing requested by Drafting and Design Services on behalf of Darryl Knight dba Knight Landscaping Supply to rezone Parcel 9808, located at 14959 US 521 S, Gulf Township, from R-1 Residential to Conditional District Regional Business for a landscaping supply, grading, and outdoor storage to include boat and RVs business.

A legislative public hearing requested for a text amendment to the Zoning Ordinance by Dave Gaddis to reduce the minimum acreage requirements for all public or private campgrounds from 20 acres to 10 acres in all districts.

A legislative public hearing requested by the Chatham County Board of Commissioners to consider amendments to the Chatham County Subdivision Regulations; amend Sections 4 Types of Subdivisions; 5.2 Major Subdivisions; and 5.3 Minor Subdivisions.

A legislative public hearing requested by the Chatham County Board of Commissioners to consider amendments to the Chatham County Zoning Ordinance; speci cally, Sections 7.2 De nitions and 10.13 Table of Permitted Uses to make changes to in-home childcare regulations.

Testimony is required to be given under oath during the evidentiary hearing for the following item:

Quasi-Judicial Request:

A quasi-judicial public hearing requested by the Chatham County Parks and Recreation Department for a Special Use Permit for new county-owned park on Parcel 5809, located at 994 Pea Ridge Rd, Cape Fear Township.

Substantial changes may be made following the public hearing due to verbal or written comments received or based on the Board’s discussions.

Notice to people with special needs: If you have an audio or visual impairment, unique accessibility requirements or need language assistance, please call the number listed below prior to the hearing and assistance may be provided.

If you have any questions or comments concerning these issues, please call the Chatham County Planning Department at 919-542-8204 or write to P.O. Box 54, Pittsboro N.C. 27312.

Please run in your paper: September 7th and 14th, 2023

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you want me to start?’ I said Monday, and he stayed with us 45 years.” Other notable lengths of service include Mike Neal with 52 years, Eugene Dowdy with almost 20 and two holdovers still at the business before Brady retired — Brad Gaines with 25 years and Joseph Dunlap, the new kid on the block, already at eight years.

Brady was also a longtime member of the Bennett Volunteer Fire Department.

In 1973, he and other community members created the South Chatham Lions Club, and for 45 years he was a board member of Central Carolina Farmers Mutual Insurance Co. in the nearby town of Robbins. He donated time and money to the Harpers Crossroads Community Center, often sponsoring teams for children and adults. And he and his wife, Virginia, were heavily involved in the lives of area schools, where their three children excelled.

While those areas and others are important to him, a big part of his heart and life goes to his church, Fall Creek Baptist, where he’s served in almost every capacity except as pastor. Through the years, he was involved in ministry and missions projects, both locally and on the state level, especially building renovations at the N.C. Baptist Assembly at Fort Caswell on Oak Island.

It was his friendship with Brewer, Brady says, that went a long way toward making B & B Tire a success. “Marvin had a vision,” Brady said, “and wasn’t afraid to take a chance. I wasn’t quite that brave. I had a good job working at Budd Tire. Obie (Budd) o ered me a job one day when I went in to pay a bill. He told me his recapping man had quit and he needed someone and would I come to work for him.

“Well, at the time I didn’t know anything about tires, but Obie said he’d train me and he did. I went from recapping tires to running a sales route, and then Marvin said he was going to build a tire store because there was a lot of business in the area and he wanted me to run it. I doubt I’d be here if Marvin hadn’t put up the money and built the building.

“I told him that seemed like a big gamble but he always took the position, ‘If I lose it, I’ll just lose something I didn’t have before’ and we’ll just go on. So he built the store and we started. My thought was that we were to serve and help the community and make it a better place.”

Now that Brady has retired and Brewer has passed away, the business is under second generation management. Raymond Brewer knew it was important to honor Brady.

NOTICE OF ELECTION

CHATHAM COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

The municipal general election for TOWN OF CARY will be held on Tuesday, October 10, 2023. Voters will be asked to show photo ID when they vote. All voters will be allowed to vote with or without ID. Voters who lack ID can get one for free from their county board of elections. Find out more at ncsbe.gov/voter-id.

Polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Election Day. Precincts open will be 75 East Williams –New Hope Baptist Church 581 New Hope Church Rd, Apex, NC 27523 and 42 New Hope – Hollands Chapel AME Zion Church – 360 Burgess Rd, Apex, NC Apex, NC 27523. Only registered voters who live in Chatham County in these two precincts and are registered to vote in the Town of Cary are eligible to vote in this election

One-stop early voting will be held at the following locations from Thursday, September 21, 2023, to

Saturday, October 7, 2023: Chatham County Board of Elections O ce, 984 Thompson Street, Suite D, Pittsboro, NC 27312

Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 6:00 pm

Saturday 8:00 am – 3:00 pm

Sunday 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm New Hope Baptist Church, 581 New Hope Church Rd., Apex, NC 27523

Monday – Friday 11:00 am – 6:00 pm

Saturday 8:00 am – 3:00 pm

Sundays 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Absentee ballots will be mailed to voters who have requested them beginning September 8, 2023.

A voter can ll out an absentee ballot request at votebymail.ncsbe.gov, or by lling out a request form provided by the board of elections. The request must be received through the website or by the CHATHAM COUNTY Board of Elections by 5 p.m. October 3, 2023.

Registered voters who live in Chatham County within the boundaries of the TOWN OF CARY may vote in the municipal election. Municipal contests include the Mayor, Town Council At-Large, and Town Council District D (NOTE: Please check and make sure your county’s elections include these contests this year)

The voter registration deadline for this election is 5 p.m. Friday, September 15, 2023. Eligible individuals who are not registered by that deadline may register and vote at any early voting site during the early voting period. New registrants will be required to provide documentation of their residence.

Questions? Call the CHATHAM COUNTY Board of Elections O ce at 919-545-8500 or send an email to elections@chathamcountync.gov

Laura Heise, Chairman CHATHAM COUNTY Board of Elections Au31,Se7,Se14,3tc

“He worked as much as he could during Virginia’s illness but when she was in the hospital, he was there with her,” Brewer said. “Then COVID came along, and we never had an ‘o cial’ retirement. So we closed the business Saturday and encouraged the community to come see Ledford.”

And Brewer, who returned home to work in the business, sees the big picture.

“What Ledford has done is a reminder how lucky we are to live in a community where so many put service above self like he did with the re department and the schools and the church,” he said. “It’s like a LEGO puzzle. Someone asked a long time ago why we didn’t put the business in town, and the answer was it was needed here.”

Brady still comes to visit B & B from time to time, and he said, “People ask me, ‘Don’t you like retirement?’ And I say, ‘I really miss the people.’”

There’s also a third generation around now — Brewer’s son David has spent a couple of years learning the business after completing college. But the legacy Brady built at B & B Tire lives on.

“There are two things I can’t stand to hear,” he said. “One is ‘I can’t,’ and the other is ‘I don’t care.’ If you say ‘I can’t,’ that tells me you’re not trying to learn. And ‘I don’t care’ is like what Marvin used to say — if something is worth doing, it’s worth doing well.”

FILE PHOTO Ledford Brady received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine.

PJ WARD-BROWN | NORTH STATE JOURNAL

defensive back Nicholas Glover breaks up a pass as time expires to preserve a 30-26 win at Chatham Central last Friday. It was the rst win of the year for the Jets, while the Bears fell to 0-4.

Defensive stands, Nicholas Glover lead J-M to rst win of season

Game-winning defensive stop gives Jets their rst win since 2021

By Asheebo Rojas Chatham News & Record

JORDAN-MATTHEWS (1-

3, 1-1) earned its rst win of the season Friday over the Bears (0-4, 0-2), 30-26. In a back and forth a air, the Jets continuously made crucial plays on defense and unleashed sophomore Nicholas Glover to help them come out on top.

Immediately after the game’s nal pass hit the ground, call sheets ew in the air, coaches and players embraced each other and cheerleaders ran on the eld to join the party by the Jordan-Matthews sideline.

The Jets’ head coach Ryan Johnson gathered his team and told them that order was restored in the county. That meant the two-game losing streak Jordan-Matthews su ered to its decades-long and historically infe-

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rior rival, Chatham Central, was no longer. This was also the Jets’ rst win since 2021.

“It feels good,” Johnson said.

“The guys have worked hard the

Northwood inducts six new members into its athletics hall of fame Friday night

Six former athletes and coaches honored at halftime of Northwood’s win over Southeast Alamance.

By Asheebo Rojas Chatham News

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NORTHWOOD HIGH

SCHOOL inducted six former athletes and coaches into its athletics hall of fame during halftime of the Chargers’ 55-9 win over Southeast Alamance Friday.

The 2023 class included Diane May-Braswell, Tyron Edwards, Jack Shaner, Dee Marsh, Todd Sanders and Saundra Stroud.

May-Braswell graduated from Northwood in 1978 and was a member of the basketball, softball and tennis teams.

She was named the Female Athlete of the Year in 1977 and was an all-conference selection in both her junior and senior years, including all-conference and all-county honors for softball her junior season.

“Being a part of teams at Northwood was an incredible

experience,” May-Braswell said in a release. “Teamwork is the foundation for so many areas of life: workplace, church, family, community service. The teamwork skills that I learned from Northwood coaches and teammates helped me succeed in all other areas of life. I continued to experience that incredible teamwork as I served in the boosters during my son’s four years at Northwood.”

May-Braswell graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a business administration degree in 1982, and she earned an associate’s degree in nursing from Coastal Carolina Community College in 1987. She spent most of her nursing career working with athletes at Duke Sports Medicine.

Edwards graduated from Northwood in 1975 and was a basketball standout.

In his senior year, he averaged 19 points, 18 rebounds and ve blocked shots per game, earning numerous scholarship o ers. After being selected to the All-East, All-State and Prep

past three weeks. We came up short, but each week, we got better mentally. With the heat, we had to get creative with practice. But, those guys sunk in mentally this week, and (we) had a great

plan for our coaching sta .”

According to Johnson, part of Jordan-Matthews’ game plan was to give its most dangerous o ensive weapons, Glover and senior Gabriel Brewer, the ball in space.

The two combined for all ve of the Jets’ touchdowns with Glover scoring four of his own.

Getting Glover in space was simple for Jordan-Matthews. The Jets just gave him the ball and let him work.

Glover capped o the Jets’ rst two possessions with rushing touchdowns. Both runs — one for ve yards and the other for 25 — started with a direct snap, and Glover used his speed and vision to weave through defenders and nish in the endzone.

“We saw a weakness when we ran the ball,” Brewer said. “They couldn’t stop it.”

Central responded with two of their own touchdowns, however. One of them was a failed snap that the punter, senior River Warren, kept alive and turned into an 84-yard touchdown pass

to senior Devonte Johnson.

The other was a dot thrown by senior quarterback Logan Maness to junior Luke Gaines in the back corner of the endzone.

Glover came back with his third direct-snap rushing score to give the Jets a 18-14 lead late in the second quarter.

The advantage was shortlived, though, as Maness led the Bears’ o ense right down the eld and nished the rst half with his second touchdown pass to senior Connor Kitchings.

The score remained 20-18 until Glover and Brewer came alive again for Jordan-Matthews in the fourth quarter.

The Jets began to pull away after freshman quarterback Raje Torres rolled left and found Glover wide open down the eld for a long score. After forcing a turnover on downs, it was Brewer’s turn as he hit the edge for a 10yard touchdown run, giving the Jets a 30-20 lead.

“We’ve got several weapons, and we’re blessed to have those,” Johnson said. “(Glover) hadn’t really had a breakout game this season, so it was good to see him on a roll.”

Glover nished the game with 100 rushing yards on eight carries and six receptions for 120 yards. Brewer had 65 rushing

Northwood’s Collin Weir using football to channel emotions from father’s passing

Weir is honoring his father’s nal message on the eld, at home and in the classroom

By Asheebo Rojas Chatham News & Record

A FEW DAYS BEFORE his father lost his battle to cancer, Northwood junior Collin Weir and his family weren’t sure if he’d talk again. Keith Weir was in hospice care and had been in a medically-induced coma for about a week before his nal moments. Despite his condition, his wife and Collin’s mother, Heather Weir, spoke a miracle into existence. It wasn’t more time to complete the couple’s dream of moving to Florida once the kids moved out, like she hoped, but it was another chance for Keith to leave a nal message to the family he loved so much.

Part of that message was telling his 16-year-old son that he was proud of him and that he was sorry.

After Keith’s passing on April 3, the responsibilities of being there for his mom and his 12-year-old sister now landed

on Collin’s shoulders. Weir had to hold himself together while grieving, leaving football as the medium through which he could let his emotions out.

NFL to fall in love with Cam Newton’s Carolina Panthers. Once middle school ended for Weir, he decided to take it a step further and follow his dad’s footsteps by playing high school ball. Weir’s father played tight end in his high school days.

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Chatham County football recap: 9/8

Scores and recaps from Friday night football in Chatham County

By Asheebo Rojas Chatham News & Record

FRIDAY WAS the most successful night for Chatham County football this season as three out of the four teams won their respective games for the rst time this year.

Chatham Central (0-4, 0-2) was the only team to come up short in a 26-30 loss to rivals Jordan-Matthews. The Bears had a chance to win on the nal play, but Jordan-Matthews’ Nicholas Glover knocked down an endzone shot to junior receiver Luke Gaines at the nal buzzer.

Despite the loss, Central came

away with some impressive individual performances. Senior quarterback Logan Maness completed 12 passes for 220 yards and three touchdowns.

Gaines caught ve receptions for 132 yards and one touchdown.

Senior running back Devonte Johnson caught four receptions for 131 yards and one touchdown, and senior River Warren rushed for 106 yards on 14 carries, including one 83-yard passing touchdown to Johnson on a failed punt attempt.

Here are the other scores and stats from Friday night in Chatham County.

Seaforth 23 – Graham 2

Seaforth (1-3, 1-0) earned its rst win of the season in domi-

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yards on ve carries.

With the o ense doing all it could to keep Jordan-Matthews a oat, holding o the Bears required some crucial stops from the Jets’ defense, though.

Jordan-Matthews came up with a couple of goal-line stands, including a late third quarter stop on fourth down that prevented a twoscore de cit.

The most important one came on the game’s last play.

After a late fourth quarter touchdown reception from Central’s Jacob Gilliland brought the Bears within four, a short punt from Jordan-Matthews gave its rival the ball deep in Jets’ territory with under a minute left to play.

A shot down eld from Maness to Gaines brought the Bears within 10 yards of the goalline, setting up Central’s nal shot to the endzone. Despite a procedural penalty putting Central outside of 10 yards, Maness attempted to hit a streaking Gaines again. However, Glover, who was playing safety, topped o his explosive night of o ense with some defensive heroics — keeping everything in front of him and knocking the endzone shot down to secure the win for the Jets.

“I saw (Gaines) come out trying to go to the back pylon,” Glover said. “Got there. Made the play. Won the game.”

Order may be restored for the classic Chatham County rivalry in which the Jets usually dominate, but for Jordan-Matthews itself, Friday’s victory was one step towards the program returning to its winning ways of the past.

After not winning a game in 2022, the Jets now have a taste of what it takes to be successful, especially in clutch moments — something they’ll look to build on Friday when they take on a 2-2 Northwood team at home.

“We’re going to gure it out,” Glover said.

Said by Brewer, “Job’s not done yet. We got to work harder. We got Northwood coming up next, and we got to focus on them.”

nant fashion over Graham. The Hawks’ defense gave up zero points for the rst time this season and came away with a score on a fumble return.

Junior quarterback Walter Entrekin led the o ense with 47 rushing yards and two touchdowns on just six carries. The passing game wasn’t there Friday as he only threw 11 times for nine yards and one interception.

Seaforth will play away at Cummings Friday at 7:30 p.m.

Northwood 55 – Southeast Alamance 9

Northwood (2-2, 1-1) bounced back from last week’s tough loss with a 55-9 rout over Southeast Alamance.

Senior quarterback Carson Fortunes was all over the eld

Northwood’s Antoine Brewington accepts congratulations from a coach after the Chargers beat Southeast Alamance on Friday. Brewington scored three touchdowns in the win.

for the Chargers with 10 completions, 294 passing yards and three passing touchdowns. He also rushed for 136 yards and three touchdowns on nine carries.

On defense, Fortunes came away with two interceptions.

Junior receiver Antoine Brew-

ington had himself a night with four receptions, 117 yards and one touchdown. Senior Ashton Elliot and junior Gus Ritchey had the same stat lines — two receptions for 70 yards and one touchdown.

The Chargers will play at Jordan-Matthews Friday at 7:30 p.m.

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Scores and stats from Chatham County sports

By Asheebo Rojas Chatham News & Record

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its hot streak Tuesday night with a 3-1 win over Southeast Alamance. The Hawks lost their rst set to a Mid-Carolina 1A/2A opponent this season, but they followed that with a 3-0 win over Jordan-Matthews on Thursday.

Sophomore Keira Rosenmarkle led the Hawks with 16 kills in the win over Southeast Alamance.

Jordan-Matthews lost Tuesday in straight sets, 3-0, to a very good Bartlett Yancey team. The Jets kept it close in each set, though, losing by just three points in the nal two sets.

Northwood won over Cummings Tuesday in straight sets, 3-0. The Chargers dominated the Cavaliers, winning the nal two sets by at least 20 points.

Northwood followed that Wednesday with a 3-0 win over Graham but dropped Thursday’s game against Chatham Central, 1-3.

Junior Karaleigh Dodson led Chatham Central with 12 kills in the win over Northwood.

Woods Charter won its sixth and seventh games in a row in straight sets over Ascend Leadership and Triangle Math and Science. The Wolves have yet to lose a set against a conference team this season.

Chatham Charter lost, 3-1, to Clover Garden School Tuesday. The Knights bounced back Thursday, beating Southern Wake Academy, 3-0.

Men’s Soccer

Jordan-Matthews won a double-overtime thriller against Northwood Tuesday night.

Northwood senior Ken

Vazquez tied the game at 2-2 with just over 12 minutes left in regulation. The score remained through the end of the rst overtime period as Northwood senior William Lara Fonseca saved a Jordan-Matthews penalty kick with 16 seconds to go.

The Jets held on in the second overtime period, scoring on a free kick with just under ve minutes left to put them back on top. Jordan-Matthews won, 3-2, and followed that with a 4-4 draw with North Moore on Thursday.

Northwood bounced back with a 9-0 rout over Bartlett Yancey on Wednesday.

Seaforth also won in overtime Tuesday over Cummings, 3-2. Freshman Scottie Allen and seniors Walker Magrinat and Luigi Baccarelli scored the Hawks’ goals.

Seaforth won its third game in a row over Union Pines Wednesday, 1-0. Magrinat scored the winning goal for the Hawks.

Chatham Charter lost, 1-6, to Cornerstone Charter Tuesday. Senior Lucas Smith scored the only goal for the Knights.

The Knights dropped their seventh-straight game on Thursday to Uwharrie Charter, 1-2. Junior Ryan Jones took three shots on goal and scored for Chatham Charter that night.

Woods Charter lost its fth

Northwood bounced back from a penalty kicks loss to JordanMatthews with a blowout win to close the week

straight game of the season to Uwharrie Charter, 5-1.

Women’s Tennis

Seaforth won over Southeast Alamance on Tuesday, and followed that with a 9-0 win over Jordan Matthews on Wednesday.

Jordan-Matthews lost, 7-2, to Providence Grove on Thursday. Senior Clara Rojas won the only singles match for the Jets, and juniors Callie Fogleman and Samantha Wieber won their only double match. Chatham Charter beat Cornerstone Charter Tuesday and Clover Garden School Thursday both by a score of 8-1.

Cross Country

Seaforth competed in the Friday Night Lights XC Festival in Kernersville Friday. The boys nished 10th out of 40 teams from across North Carolina in the Invitational 5K while the girls nished 12th .

Junior Jack Anstrom nished rst in the Boys Invitational 5K with at time of 16:13.0.

Sophomore Katherine Leonard and freshman Emily Jump nished 53rd and 55th, respectively, in the Girls Invitational 5K. Leonard ran a 21:43.7 while Jump ran a 21:46.2.

Northwood football, senior quarterback

Northwood senior quarterback Carson Fortunes earns athlete of the week honors for the week of Sept. 4.

In the Chargers’ 55-9 win over Southeast Alamance Friday night, Fortunes was a force on both sides of the ball.

He completed 10 passes for 294 yards and three passing touchdowns, and on the ground, Fortunes ran for 136 yards and three touchdowns on just nine carries.

To top o his monstrous o ensive performance, Fortunes came away with two interceptions.

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“Before every game I just think about me dad overhead because he has the best seat.”

Collin Weir

On the eld, Weir’s freshman and sophomore years with junior varsity were rather forgettable as he was still learning the game and dealing with setbacks, including a concussion during the spring going into his second year.

“Sophomore year, I was on J.V. because I didn’t really have the motivation to play,” Weir said. “I was just there to make my mom and my dad proud of me for playing a sport for school.”

However, those were the seasons that his father got to see — and wanted to see, despite his physical limitations.

Before Weir was born, his father su ered a broken back after diving into the short end of a pool, and it left him needing a yearly medical procedure to help with the pain. Four years ago, one of the procedures was done incorrectly, killing the blood ow to his hip.

Keith was forced to walk with a cane for a year before needing crutches thereafter.

“Last football season, his dad was unable to pretty much walk,” Weir’s mother said. “He couldn’t climb the bleachers to sit, but we would pull the truck up as close as we could to the fence, and he would sit there. And for the whole entire game, my husband would sit there with binoculars and watch Collin.”

To nd that motivation for the sport, Weir decided to change his approach to football ahead of his junior year. He began to go harder in the weight room and study more lm.

Weir also got a fresh start with Mitch Johnson becoming the new head coach at Northwood in the winter.

One day in February, Weir’s mother picked him up from school with tears in her eyes. She told him to wait for his dad to explain why.

After entering the house, he saw his sister crying in her room before walking into his dad’s room to hear the bad news.

“He says, ‘the doctors called me and I have three to six months,’” Weir said.

Weir was just six months from showing him the payo from all his hard work during the o season.

He actually hit a new personal record for power clean, cleaning 215 pounds, hours before his father’s passing.

That night, Weir visited his father in hospice and shared a dinner with family and friends.

When they went back to sit with his father a second time, Weir felt he knew something was going to happen.

“All of a sudden I go to look at my phone to see what time it was, and I just hear everybody gasp,” Weir said.

Weir didn’t have a lot of time to sit in his room and process what happened. Shortly after, his uncle, Glyn Weir, a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force, suggested he get up and be productive to get his mind o it.

“I felt like I had to step up in the house,” Weir said. “Get a job. Become the man of the house.”

At home, that meant doing what his father would do.

“He has been amazing, even with tedious little things,” Weir’s mother said. “Like, say I need to put windshield wiper uid in my truck. He does it. Before, Keith would do that. Anything that needs to be done, taking out the trash — or anything. I don’t have to ask him to do it.”

At Northwood, stepping up meant taking care of his own business.

Just a few days after his father’s death, Weir was right back in the weight room with his teammates, preparing for his rst year of varsity football.

“It’s a fuel,” Johnson said. “He has his days, but who wouldn’t? I always check and make sure, and whether he’s emotionally tired, he doesn’t make that as an excuse. He’s got a couple of injuries with his ankles, and he just doesn’t stop. He works super hard.”

Weir has also maintained stellar grades, continuing to make his family and coaches proud of his work ethic and how well he has managed the events of the past few months.

“He’s handled it better than I thought he would because him and his dad were very, very, very close,” Weir’s mother said. “He has a love and passion for football, and he told me that if he got a pick and ran a touchdown, he was going to get on his knee and point to heaven because he knew that his dad was watching him.”

This season, Weir, wearing the same No. 18 that his grandfather and his mom’s brother wore at Northwood, has emerged as a leader by action on defense. He’s been sticking his nose into contact and landing big hits as 5-foot-9 linebacker.

“He was laying people out (against) Union Pines,” Johnson said. “I think the rst moment we saw he’s a little bit di erent this year, I mean he just laid the wood on somebody way bigger than him. He just got up and was feeling pretty good.”

Usually a quiet person o the eld, Weir has been playing with visible emotion, looking like a “bull” in action and holding his arms out like a “lion” when he makes tackles, according to his mother.

Weir’s father is always watching, and with every play, there’s an opportunity to honor his nal message.

“Before every game, I just think about my dad watching overhead because he has the best seat,” Weir said. “So, he can watch me perfectly every single play. If we have a kicko , I always think that that guy is trying to disrespect me, my dad and my family. And I just use all that anger, and I just go ahead and try to put that man in the dirt.”

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All-American basketball teams his senior year of high school, Edwards played college basketball at East Carolina and North Carolina A&T.

Edwards enlisted into the Air Force after completing college, and continued to play basketball. He credits his time at Northwood with providing skills and values that a orded him the opportunity to travel the world and continue playing basketball during his college years.

Shaner was hired as Northwood’s rst ever head football coach. He led the Chargers to 8-2 and 9-1 records in 1971 and 1972, respectively, earning back-to-back conference coach of the year awards for the Central Tarheel 2A conference.

Shaner’s nal season as Northwood’s head coach came in 1983, and afterwards, he remained involved in the pro -

gram as an assistant or a volunteer through the early 90s. He also spent time working with the East Chatham Football League before passing away in May 2010.

“At our rst team meeting, Coach Shaner and his coaching sta emphasized that in order for us to be successful as a team we must rst and foremost respect each other as individuals,”

Johnny Richardson, a 1972 Northwood graduate and hallof-famer who played for Shaner, said. “The advice about respecting others has followed me my entire life. Coach Shaner was an honest and fair person. Coach Shaner genuinely cared about each player on his team and the players respected him.”

Marsh graduated from Northwood in 1991 and was a member of the football, basketball and baseball teams. As a quarterback, Marsh was a twotime all-conference and all-area selection his junior and senior

years.

Marsh accounted for 546 rushing yards and 1,230 yards through the air during his senior season, becoming the leading scorer in Chatham County that year with 80 points to his credit. He also set a county record by passing for 18 touchdowns.

The Sanford Herald named Marsh Player of the Year in 1990 and he was the Central Tarheel Conference Back of the Year.

“Sports was an outlet,” Marsh said. “I grew up in a single mother house and we didn’t have a lot. But sports was some -

thing that allowed me to be involved in something and keep me focused. The coaches I had at Northwood were strong male mentors and really helped me when I moved to Pittsboro at the age of 15. I enjoyed the camaraderie with my teammates.”

Sanders graduated from Northwood in 1987, playing basketball and competing in the triple jump, long jump and 4x100 events in track and eld.

He averaged 26 points, 14 rebounds and ve blocks per game in his high school career and earned an all-state selection, Durham Herald-Sun All-Region honors and an invite to the NCCA East/West All-Star Game in 1987.

Sanders earned his bachelor’s degree in communications from Wake Forest where he was a member of the 1987-88 Demon Deacons team that beat No. 1 North Carolina.

“I had great teachers at Northwood,” Sanders said. “Mr.

Green and Mr. Horton were big on pushing us to be in the weight room and go through our plyometrics. It was really everyone on sta at Northwood that had a tremendous in uence on me as a young man. Without them I do not believe I would be where I am today.”

Stroud was a standout on the Northwood women’s basketball team, setting a school record at the time of 32 points in a single game. She earned three straight all-conference selections and was named Conference Player of the Year.

“My coach Fay Lo in was very inspirational to me,” Stroud said. “I considered my teammates as family and enjoyed the relationships that I formed with them.” Stroud went on to work at UNC Hospitals in the medical records division. She served 30 years with the hospital and is currently retired.

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Parenting advice YouTuber Ruby Franke and business partner to remain jailed on child abuse charges

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A UTAH MOTHER of six who gave parenting advice via a once-popular YouTube channel called “8 Passengers” made her initial court appearance Friday on charges that she and the owner of a relationship counseling business abused and starved her two young children.

Ruby Franke, 41, and Jodi Hildebrandt, 54, were charged with six felony counts of aggravated child abuse after their arrests on Aug. 30 at Hildebrandt’s house in the southern Utah city of Ivins.

Both appeared before Judge Eric Gentry via video from jail wearing orange striped uniforms and spoke little. Their attorneys waived reading of the charges and the women did not enter pleas.

Gentry ordered them to remain jailed without bail and scheduled their next hearings for Sept. 21. Their attorneys — Lamar Winward for Franke and Douglas Terry for Hildebrandt — said they were going to ask for bail hearings.

Due to the strong interest in the case — which also included people calling in to listen to the hearing — o cials allowed about 50 people in the courtroom as well, Mashburn said.

The charges were led after Franke’s 12-year-old son escaped Hildebrandt’s house and asked a neighbor to call police, according to the 911 call released by the St. George Police Department.

The boy was emaciated and had duct tape around his ankles and wrists, but wouldn’t say why, the caller reported.

“I think he’s been ... he’s been detained,” the caller said, his voice breaking up. “He’s obviously covered in wounds.”

As the dispatcher was asking questions, the boy said he didn’t know where his mom was and that his dad was not in the area.

The boy said two siblings, ages 10 and 14, were still at Hildebrandt’s house.

“He says everything’s ne with them,” the caller told the dispatcher. “He says what’s happened to him is his fault.”

While waiting for police and paramedics, the caller expressed concern that Hildebrandt may come looking for the boy.

Prosecutors allege the women either caused or allowed someone to torture Franke’s son and injure her 10-year-old daughter. Both children were starved and harmed emotionally, court records said. It’s unclear why the children were at Hildebrandt’s home.

The 12- and 10-year-old were taken to the hospital, police said. They along with two other of Franke’s children were taken into the custody of child protective services.

Franke was known for sharing her family’s life on their video blog.

Among the 1,300 attendees on the virtual hearing were people livestreaming on TikTok and providing real-time commentary, an illustration of the fascination with the case in online communities where Franke was already a divisive gure before her arrest.

The Franke family was criticized for their parenting deci-

sions, including banning their oldest son from his bedroom for seven months for pranking his younger brother. In one video, Ruby Franke talked about refusing to take lunch to a kindergartener who forgot it at home. Another showed her threatening to cut the head o a young girl’s stu ed toy to punish her for cutting things in the house.

In one video, Franke said she and her husband told their two youngest children that they would not be getting presents from Santa Claus because they had been sel sh and weren’t responding to punishment like being kept home from school and

cleaning the oorboards.

“It’s because they’re so numb, and the more numb your child is, the bigger the outcome they need to wake them up,” Franke said in a video.

Some critics started an online petition asking child protective services to get involved. The Franke’s oldest daughter, Sherri Franke, cut ties with her parents, she has said in social media posts. The YouTube channel, which was started in 2015, ended after seven years.

Police records from Springville, Utah — where the Franke family lived — show Sherri Franke called police on Sept. 18, 2022, to report her brothers and sisters had been left home alone for days. Police also spoke with neighbors, but were unable to contact the children. A report was made to Child and Family Services, according to the police report. Records show o cers stopped by the house four more times from Sept. 22 through Oct. 3. Hildebrandt owns a counseling business called ConneXions. The business’ website said Franke provides content for social media and podcasts. ConneXions videos featuring Hildebrandt and Franke were removed from YouTube after the women were charged.

The Associated Press HOSTESS, the maker of snack classics like Twinkies and HoHos, is being sold to J.M. Smucker in a cash-andstock deal worth about $5.6 billion.

Smucker, which makes everything from co ee to peanut butter and jelly, will pay $34.25 per share in cash and stock, and it will also pick up approximately $900 million in net debt.

Hostess Brands Inc. shareholders will receive $30 in cash and 0.03002 shares of The J.M. Smucker Co. stock for each share of stock that they own.

“We believe this is the right partnership to accelerate growth and create meaningful value for consumers, customers and shareholders. Our companies share highly complementary go-to market strategies, and we are very similar in our core business principles and operations,” Hostess President and CEO Andy Callahan said in a prepared statement Monday.

Twinkies went big when Hostess put them on shelves in 1930, and it followed up with a string of sweet concoctions like DingDongs, Zingers and Sno Balls.

In an interview with The Associated Press this year, Hostess CEO XX talked about how the company managed some of the most well-known brands in America, and also how balance was needed as Americans’ tastes changed.

The company motored along for decades, but its struggles began to grow in this century, with workers blaming mismanagement and a failure to invest in brands to keep up with changing tastes. The

Lenexa, Kansas, company said that it was weighed down by higher pension and medical costs than its competitors, whose employees weren’t unionized.

By 2012, the company with roots dating back to 1925, began selling o its brands in chunks to di erent buyers. Wonder was sold to Flowers Foods. McKee Foods, which makes Little Debbie snack cakes, snapped up Drake’s Cake, which includes Devil Dogs and Yodels. The rest, including Twinkies and other Hostess cakes, was acquired by Metropoulos & Co. and Apollo, for $410 million.

Apollo Global Management, founded by Leon Black, buys troubled brands and tries to turn them around before selling them. It’s done so with fast-food chains Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s. Metropoulos & Co., which has revamped then sold o brands including Chef Boyardee and Bumble Bee, also owns Pabst Brewing Co. Hostess reemerged in 2013 with a far less costly operating structure than its predecessor company and was no longer unionized.

Morgan Stanley’s Pam Kaufman said that Hostess offered attractive revenue growth through its U.S. sweet snacks business and opportunities for international expansion. She anticipates merger and acquisition activity ramping up in the packaged food sector due to slowing revenue growth and strong balance sheets.

The boards of The J.M. Smucker Co. and Hostess have both approved the deal, which is expected to close in Smucker’s scal third quarter.

Smucker’s stock dropped 8% at the opening bell, while shares of Hostess surged 19%.

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This image from video provided by the Utah State Courts shows Ruby Franke, during a virtual court appearance, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023 in St. George, Utah.

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