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More student and government IDs approved for voting The State Board of Elections in North Carolina has authorized 21 additional student and government identification cards for use in voting. This expansion, applicable to both primary and general elections in 2024, supplements the 100 IDs previously approved in July 2023. The approved IDs for voting include Sandhills Community College, and employee IDs for numerous municipalities and school districts. The full list of acceptable IDs are available at ncsbe.gov/voterID. The new Voter ID law went into effect last fall in municipal elections, and will be used statewide for the primary election on March 5 and the general election in November. Voters should ensure they have acceptable ID ahead of time. While a driver’s license is the most common form of ID, the state offers a range of options. A free ID can be acquired from your county board of elections or NCDMV.
NC Medicare Advantage open enrollment thru March 31 North Carolina seniors should review their Medicare Advantage plans, with the open enrollment period running from now through March 31, 2024, offering a chance to modify coverage as needed. “Our health can change significantly in a very short period of time,” said Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey. “If you have a Medicare Advantage Plan, now is the right time to make sure you have the plan that best meets your needs.” During this period, enrollees in Medicare Advantage Plan (Medicare Part C) can switch to a different Medicare Advantage Plan, with or without drug coverage, or revert to Original Medicare. This may also include joining a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan. Changes will take effect the first day of the month following the plan’s receipt of the coverage request. Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program counselors, available at 1-855408-1212, provide assistance but are not licensed insurance agents. They do not endorse or sell any products. For further help, the Medicare Plan Finder and 1-800-MEDICARE (1800-633-4227) are also available. This enrollment period is exclusively for current Medicare Advantage Plan enrollees.
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A memorial to Sgt. Nix outside Greensboro Police headquarters on East Police Plaza. Community members and fellow law enforcement have left flowers, department patches, and notes of remembrance.
Greensboro police sergeant killed in off-duty incident at gas station Three suspects arrested after shooting cop over stolen beer
By Jordan Golson North State Journal GREENSBORO — An off-duty Greensboro Police sergeant was shot and killed by suspects who allegedly stole beer from the Sheetz gas station on Sandy Ridge Road in Colfax Saturday night. Sgt. Philip Dale Nix, a 23year veteran of the Greensboro Police Department, witnessed individuals stealing beer from the station and was shot after confronting them. Despite immediate aid from another off-duty Greensboro police officer and a Guilford County paramedic, Nix died at a local hospital.
“I am angry, and I’m sad,” said an emotional Greensboro Mayor Nancy B. Vaughn at a Sunday press conference. “It shows the dedication of our police officers that, whether on duty or off duty, they are always focused on protecting our community and serving our community. And I think he is a hero.” Three Winston-Salem residents — Jamere Justice Foster, 18; Z’quriah Le’Pearce Blackwell, 18; and John Walter Morrison, 28 — were arrested. Winston-Salem police assisted in the arrests. Foster is charged with first-degree murder, while Blackwell and Morrison face accessory charges. Foster and Morrison are held without bond, and Blackwell’s bond is set at $500,000. Additional
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Chatham County is booming says ‘State of the County’ report The biggest growth drivers are the Wolfspeed 450-acre site in Siler City and the VinFast 2,000acre site in Moncure.
Sgt. Nix was a 23-year veteran of the department.
By Ryan Henkel Chatham News & Record PITTSBORO – 2023 was a productive year for Chatham County, which experienced unprecedented economic growth, seeing it skyrocket into one of the top ten fastest-growing counties in the state. At the Dec. 4 Chatham County Board of Commissioners meeting, Vice Chair Karen Howard presented a ‘State of the County’ report which detailed the county’s economic growth, initiatives and achievements for 2023. The biggest growth drivers are the Wolfspeed 450-acre site in Siler City and the VinFast 2,000-acre site in Moncure, which both began construction in 2023 and are two of the most significant economic development projects in North Carolina history. Wolfspeed’s plant, which will employ approximately 1,800 people, will be a significant silicon carbide manufacturer, making Chatham County a key figure in the semiconductor industry. VinFast’s plant, which will employ approximately 7,500 people, will be the Vietnamese EV maker’s first in North America and the first auto assembly plant of any kind in North Carolina. These projects are leading the way for Chatham’s growth, with a projected pool of 9,000 new jobs and a total investment of $9 billion. “It is so exciting that the two largest economic development projects in North Carolina history are progressing right here See REPORT, page A7
High Point pastor tries to push wife’s coworker into McDonald’s deep fryer By Jordan Golson North State Journal A PASTOR in High Point is accused of trying to push a man’s head into a deep fryer at McDonald’s on South Main Street, after the pastor’s wife told him her employees were “disrespecting” her. The police investigation accuses Dwayne Waden, 57, of High Point, of entering the McDonald’s, walking around the counter, and placing “his hands around the neck of the victim pushing his head toward the deep fryer.” His wife, Latoya Gladney, was a trainee manager at the restaurant. She is no longer employed there, the local franchise confirmed to CBS News, saying “the safety and security of our employees and customers is our top priority.” Waden’s Facebook page says he is a pastor with Elevated Life International Ministries. In November, he posted a message about purpose being tied to success and a journey in discovering who God is. The incident was caught on the restaurant’s security cameras, which police were able to view. Waden allegedly punched the victim several times in the
His wife, Latoya Gladney, was a trainee manager at the restaurant. She is no longer employed there. face and did not stop until other employees pulled him off. Waden was released on a $1,000 bond and is expected in court later this month. The High Point Police Department has an ongoing “Coffee With A Cop” program where citizens can meet and interact with law enforcement. The next Coffee With A Cop is Tuesday, January 9 at 8 a.m. at the McDonald’s in High Point where the incident occurred.
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Kids’ Dungeons & Dragons 2 – 4 p.m. Join us at the Chatham Community Library (197 NC Hwy 87 N, Pittsboro) to learn a simplified version of Dungeons & Dragons designed for kids. Beginners and experts are welcome. Pre-registration required at the Youth Services desk as space is limited. Register in-person or by phone (919) 5458085.
Jan. 8 Goldston Homeschool Hangout 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Homeschool families are invited to join us on the 2nd Monday of every month at 10:30 am for fun activities, idea sharing, and social time with other fellow homeschoolers. This event will take place in the E.M. Harris Jr. Conference Room. No registration necessary. Free and open to the public.
Jan. 11 Drop-in Computer & Tech Assistance 3 – 4:30 p.m. Do you have a computer or technology question? Visit Chatham Community Library’s computer lab for one-on-one assistance on the second Thursday of each month, any time between 3:00 and 4:30 pm. No registration required.
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This season give ing the gift of healthy smiles
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disparities through the Smiles for Kids grant program. By proTHIS HOLIDAY, as we em- viding grants of up to $5,000 to brace the spirit of giving and cel- non-profits across North Caroliebrate the wonder of the season na, including in Chatham County, we aim to transthrough the eyes of form these statistics children, there is an into success stories of easy way to fulfill improved child denthe wishes of some Smiles for tal health. Smiles for of our youngest cit- Kids grants Kids grants are availizens in North Carare available able to communiolina. ty-based oral health Recent assess- to communitynonprofit programs ments by the N.C. based oral and organizations for Division of Public Health reveal star- health nonprofit programs designed to promote and/or imtling disparities in programs and prove the oral health dental health among organizations of underserved chilchildren, which put dren in at-risk popthem at risk for oral for programs ulations. The appliand other health designed to cation period is open problems now and promote or now through Jan. 6, as they get older. For 2024, and nonprofits instance, in 2022- improve the can apply for fund2023, in Chatham oral health of ing at deltadentalCounty, more than underserved nc.com/giving-back/ 15% of kindergartsmiles-for-kids eners had untreat- children in atIn 2024, the DDF ed tooth decay and risk populations. will award up to more than 6% had $150,000 to orgaan urgent need for dental care because of signs or nizations across the state that symptoms that include pain, in- meet the above criteria. In 2023, DDF granted $148,728 to 39 fection or swelling. The Delta Dental Foundation North Carolina nonprofits un(DDF), the philanthropic arm of der the Smiles for Kids program Delta Dental of North Carolina, which benefited nearly 78,000 is committed to addressing these children.
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Delta Dental of NC Since the program’s inception in 2001, our grants have reached 52% of the state’s counties. To date, we have not received a grant request from Chatham County, and we want to change that. Our holiday wish is to reach all 100 counties through this year’s program, including Chatham. As we cele-
brate this season, let’s come together to turn the tide on these troubling trends. Help us light up a child’s life with the gift of a healthy smile and make 2024 a starting point for healthier futures for our children. Curt Ladig is President & CEO of Delta Dental of North Carolina
The Town of Siler City will be offering a multi-week Local Government course for free starting at the end of the month. The course will be an opportunity for participants to learn about Town services and opportunities, connect with Town leadership and community members and have a chance to lead by engaging in dialogue about community issues. The purpose of the course is to improve participant’s understanding of the Town and its services and programs, learn about community issues, foster communication and encourage participants to become volunteers and effective community leaders. The course will hold sessions from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays from Jan. 30 to Feb. 27. Participants are required to be at least 18 years of age on or before the first day of the course and must complete both a written registration form and sign a participation agreement. To complete the course and receive a graduation certificate, participants must attend the first session, not miss more than one session in total and complete a participant survey at the end. Contact Town Clerk Kimberly Pickard, kpickard@silercity. org with questions or to sign up. Applications close on Jan. 5.
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SHOOTING, from page A1 charges are being considered. Arrest warrants allege the stolen beer was valued at $83.45. The suspects reportedly discussed disposing of the firearm and the getaway vehicle’s license plate. A “Blue Alert” was sent, the first in North Carolina, accord-
ing to archives of the North Carolina Center for Missing Persons, the organization that manages the system. It’s similar to the Amber and Silver alerts for missing children and senior citizens, notifying of an extraordinary threat to law enforcement and the public, and is received on smartphones and broadcast via media outlets.
Saturday’s alert, sent at 6:10 p.m. advised of a Chevrolet Equinox with NC tag KKA-4332, “last occupied by 2 black males in their early to mid 20’s, one wearing a black hoodie and black sweatpants with black shoes, with a green/ gray toboggan, one suspect wearing a jean jacket with fur and gray sweatpants, with ten-
nis shoes.” The alert was canceled at 7:52 p.m. Sergeant Nix worked across numerous assignments at Greensboro PD in his 23 years, including the Criminal Investigations Division, Patrol Corporal, Patrol Sergeant, and his current assignment as Supervisor of the Family Victims Unit. He was also a Team Leader on
The Town of Pittsboro has published a new website geared towards encouraging and streamlining community engagement. The site, pittsboronc.gov/ engage, will be routinely maintained and updated and will detail various opportunities as they become available for community members to engage with the town. The site will also serve as the new permanent home for the Town’s customer service feedback form as well as the information for the Citizen’s Academy, a seven-week program that runs twice a year designed to introduce the community to the Town’s operations, senior staff, and programs. In addition, the website is currently hosting the 20242025 Community Budget Survey. The survey aims to receive community feedback to help determine the Town’s financial priorities and direction for the usage of taxpayer dollars as they begin the budget-making process. It will be available until 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 29.
the department’s Peer Support Team for 12 years and Assistant Team Leader of the GPD Honor Guard. The Greensboro Police Department will share more on a fundraiser for the Nix family on its Facebook page. A memorial has been set up at police headquarters at 100 E Police Plaza in Greensboro.
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Z’quriah Le’Pearce Blackwell, Jamere Justice Foster, John Walter Morrison (L to R).
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COLUMN | ANDREW TAYLOR-TROUTMAN
Cheers to Not Knowing I believe kindness matters, empathy matters, and most of all, people matter.
THIS NEW YEAR, I’m raising a glass and toasting to not knowing. I have no resolutions or suggestions that I am, in fact, promised tomorrow. Martin Luther, the German theologian, once said that, if he knew the world would end tomorrow, he would plant a tree today. I’m interested in the planting, the sowing, and today. Not knowing the future, I am free to live in the moment. Not knowing what in the world my dog is smelling in the grass, I can enjoy my coffee as I wait. I’m not Googling (well, not as often). The next time someone asks me the capital of Madagascar, or I come across the word campanology in a book, or struggle to recall a certain actor in a 2006 movie, I’m going to smile instead of being tethered to the distraction machine in my hand. Not knowing is not the same as not caring. I am not free to excuse selfish or cruel behavior. Nihilism is the belief that nothing matters. I believe kindness matters, empathy matters, and most of all, people matter. And people are never fully known. We see a person’s face like the tip of an
iceberg. Why claim to know more than we know? Why judge? Why limit the possibility? Why not listen and learn? Not knowing the mind of someone else, I can choose to give the benefit of the doubt. People say that ignorance is bliss, evoking childlike innocence. But I’m admitting what I don’t know as an adult. I don’t need to posture, puff up, or inflate my ego. Not knowing is an ode to humility, a rare and precious characteristic. I do know that humility shares a lexical root with the word humus. Like good soil, humility can nourish life. Grounded in humility, I can plant an idea and sow a little compassion. Not knowing the future, I can choose to live with faith. Not knowing the difference that I can make, I can believe that my actions, even small ones, ripple beyond my life in ways beyond my ken. So, gentle reader, a toast to the new year and its unknowns. May we watch and wait with humility and hope.
EDITORIAL | BOB WACHS
Some random thoughts left over from last year One of the greatest assets in my little life was having great high school English teachers.
SPRING ISN’T THE ONLY TIME folks can clear up and clean out. The end of one year and the beginning of another also can serve that purpose. At our house, particularly in my study, closet and under the bed, my better half is hoping sooner or later I’ll get around to that but until then let me drop these left-over thoughts onto you. Christmas Day, 2023 has come and gone. Once again, it was full of the many things which make it up – church services, family gatherings, shopping and buying and wrapping, eating, and one of the sure signs – Christmas music, called by some folks “holiday” music. I like music, especially Christmas music and some “holiday” music. Christmas without Burl Ives (“Frosty the Snowman”), Gene Autry (“Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer”), Brenda Lee (“Rocking Around the Christmas Tree), Bruce Springsteen (“Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town”) and even Eartha Kitt (“Santa Baby”) wouldn’t be the same. For days and weeks, the commercial radio stations were full of such music, some starting a good bit before Thanksgiving. Then, come Dec. 26 – “Poof,” just like Forrest Gump says, it was all over. On the airways was constant jabber and “tunes” that bore little resemblance to either Christmas music or “holiday” music. Only BBN (Bible Broadcasting Network) stations continued with anything resembling the season, something those stations do all of December. That tells me this: Christmas Day may be Dec. 25 but Christmas is for all days. So many people say throughout the “season” things like “Why can’t we keep Christmas the whole year?” One way to do that would be to hang onto the music a little longer than just tossing it aside like a gimmick as soon as the “After Christmas Sales” get started. Christmas is not just a shopping season; it’s a holy spiritual time. Another totally useless thought (to most folks, I guess) is something I’ve noticed in newspaper stories and television and radio news broadcasts. One of the greatest assets in my little life was having great high school English teachers. They helped instill words and the love of words into my young being, something I’ve kept . . . the love of words, that is, not the young being. So, when I read or hear that someone “went” missing I wonder how you do that. Then there are folks who “get in”
a wreck. Do you do that after it’s over or what? I’m pretty sure even if you were going to do that, you would need to get “into” the wreck. I remember the example in class of the difference between “jumping in the pool” and “jumping into the pool.” While I’m on a roll, let me ask if it’s just me or do you think television programs all have commercials at the same time. I may be watching the latest version of Animal Planet at 8:10 when on comes a pitch for some laxative product. I don’t want to take that in so I quickly flip over to Turner Classic Movies for a rerun of Goldfinger and it’s on a break to show you a husband and wife sitting in two bathtubs on a wooden deck somewhere in the mountains. And on top of the timing, there is the issue that most commercials are broadcast at about the volume level of a 747 on acid. There are a handful of other leftover bits and pieces I’d like to share. For instance, those multi-colored pages that come in the Sunday newspapers (no . . . not the ads) that are called the comics. My dad used to call them the “funny papers.” They’re not anymore. Instead they’re social commentaries or soap operas in print. What happened to Mutt and Jeff? And I still wonder why the folks who label themselves “conservationists” don’t rant and rave about the length of the cash register receipt tapes, which are made of paper which is made from trees. The other day in a store which shall remain nameless I bought two items and the tape was three feet long. It told me the following: I had saved a certain amount of money by my wise shopping, had received some coupons allowing me to spend even more money, had such and such amount of “points” toward the purchase of something or another, was invited to fill out a customer satisfaction survey which might let me win a trip to Outer Mongolia, had brown eyes, liked sausage balls, and had won the eternal thanks of a logging company. What about the little birdies who used to live in that tree? Well, I see my time and space is about up. The little box where I toss column ideas is empty. Maybe the bookshelves and floor are next. Probably not . . .
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COLUMN | JAN HUTTON
COLUMN DAVID HARSANYI
The magic of being ordinary Frankly, I like “nice.” I’m attached to being “nice.” However, I’m searching for words to better describe nice that aren’t formulaic or dripping in honey.
Do you really plan on writing about being…. nice? I do. This could be monumentally boring, you know. Really, really boring. So be it. Frankly, I like “nice.” I’m attached to being “nice.” However, I’m searching for words to better describe nice that aren’t formulaic or dripping in honey. Formulaic? Dripping in honey? Certainly sounds to me like you’re experiencing a niceness backlash. Nice-phobic? Unexciting and non-spicy behavior (whatever that means) or unnoticed by others? Ordinary…Just plain old vanilla. Not a standout. Labeling myself as just plain ‘ol nice seems personally denigrating. Wouldn’t you say? I cannot tell a lie. (Oh, right. That line has been taken.) My preferred behavioral characteristics for being a noticed human would fall in the constellation of stellar, exemplary, brave, etc. You know, the behaviors one usually associates with those inhabiting the Marvel Superhero Universe. Those with capes and lightening bolts flying. (This outlook might be the result of all those superhero comic books I devoured as a kid.) Self-honesty can be tough, painfully bracing, and embarrassing. Here goes. Whoopee for my highly desired human behaviors - stellar,
exemplary, brave, etc. The standard of behaviors among those who often wear capes. Ordinary? Not so much. At all What is it about the words “nice” and, yes, “ordinary” that diminish, for me, the behavioral values of being a good and loving human? Begone, ordinary! You don’t count for much. Ouch! Aha, got it! Really got it! For the very first time! (Can you tell I’m excited?) Ordinary, visà-vis being just a nice person, is a doorway! A doorway to me. As I allow myself to comfortably inhabit ‘my’ particular brand of ordinary (“nice”, in this case), the doorway opens, bit by bit, allowing my own uniqueness to emerge. A doorway opening me to a comfort level with who I am. A comfort level that allows my unique qualities (hey, yours too) to unfurl in the world. I mean, who would’ve thunk that fully and comfortably living into my particular ordinariness also opens the door to my greater wholeness? Not me. I was captivated by the ‘outthere-ness’ of the superhero accoutrements, unaware that I possessed the magic door of ordinariness leading to my own unfolding individuation. I mean, really, who would’ve thunk. And you know what? A magic door, to boot, opening into 2024….
COLUMN | BETSY MCCAUGHEY
Stop funding the ‘rights for migrants’ legal scam You’re paying to be legally coerced into providing more for migrants, even at the cost of cutting vital city services — kind of like hiring your own assassin.
As a record number of migrants invade the U.S., wreaking pain on New York City and other communities, one group is winning big-time: the public advocacy lawyers. Their business is to constantly sue to win more socalled rights for migrants. Rights to shelter, rights to meals, rights to health care, even the right to vote in local elections. Who pays the bills on both sides of these lawsuits? You do. Taxpayer money largely funds these legal combatants, which include the Coalition for the Homeless, Legal Aid Society, and Vera Institute of Justice. You’re paying to be legally coerced into providing more for migrants, even at the cost of cutting vital city services — kind of like hiring your own assassin. It’s absurd, but it’s about to get worse. On Dec. 14, the New York City Council passed Resolution 556, calling on the state legislature to guarantee, as a right, that all migrants have lawyers paid for by taxpayers when they go to immigration court. It would be a “first-in-the-nation” guarantee. Resolution 556 would give migrants more rights than American citizens have. No one else is guaranteed a publicly funded lawyer in civil court matters such as housing court issues or divorce. Yikes, the city council’s proposal would make the Big Apple even more of a magnet for migrants than it already is. Who’s behind this push? The Vera Institute of Justice, for one. Vera claims we “need a federally funded universal legal defense service” for migrants. In short, a national army of left-wing lawyers paid by you. What better place to launch this lunatic idea than at the New York City Council? The Vera Institute is not the only organization cashing in on migrants’ rights. In October, Mayor Eric Adams went to court for temporary relief from the rigid rules and settlements that define what the city must provide the homeless, as tens of thousands of homeless migrants arrive. Immediately, the Legal Aid Society and the Coalition for the Homeless swooped in, claiming his plan would “gut” the longstanding rights of the homeless.
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These lawsuits are largely funded by you, through grants and contracts from the city and state. Manhattan Judge Gerald Lebovits urged the parties to compromise, and arranged for the lawyers on all sides, representing the city, the state and the migrants, to meet in his chambers several times. This scam is being repeated all over the nation. The Justice Action Center — also publicly funded — is suing the Biden administration on behalf of Haitian asylum seekers whose rights it claims were violated by U.S. Border Patrol Agents on horseback trying to stop them as they crossed the Rio Grande. Lawyers for the migrants and lawyers for the Biden administration will cross swords. Never mind who wins. They’re all being paid by us. It’s a free country. Anyone can sue. But why should we be paying for these legal boxing matches? Disgraced former Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the remedy for New York City’s mounting woes is to sue the federal government for more money. Wrong. That would send more wasted funds down the litigation rathole. Cuomo also argues that the “right to shelter” should apply to all the counties, instead of just Gotham, and that state lawmakers should “fairly distribute” the migrant burden statewide. Spoken like a pol who is eyeing a city position and no longer cares about the rest of the state. The notion that there is a “right to shelter” in the state Constitution was concocted by the Coalition for the Homeless in a lawsuit in 1981. It has tied the hands of city leaders ever since. It should be legally challenged. Extending that questionable right to migrants who just arrived here, and then imposing it statewide, would compound the wrong. Tell lawmakers to stop funding the legal advocacy industry with our money. It’s time to break the stranglehold these publicly funded lawyers, under the guise of doing good, have on our city and nation. Betsy McCaughey is a former lieutenant governor of New York and chairman of the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths.
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The driveby smears of Clarence Thomas never end Most Clarence Thomas hit pieces can’t stand up to perfunctory scrutiny. But the newest doesn’t even make any sense. In a new five-person-bylined article, anti-Supreme Court outfit ProPublica takes a decades-old offhand complaint the justice made about his salary and spins it into a nefarious conspiracy. In 2000, Thomas apparently groused about his pay to “vocal conservative” Rep. Cliff Stearns. (The justice was hardly alone. It was a big issue in the 2000s.) This interaction, we are informed, “set off a flurry of activity across the judiciary and Capitol Hill.” By “flurry of activity,” ProPublica means a single memo in which the possibility of raising justices’ salaries was discussed. Like all SCOTUS smears, the piece is loaded with performative journalistic jargon — “newly unearthed documents,” for instance — meant to make it look like ProPublica is engaging in acts of reporting rather than activism. Thomas, for example, doesn’t merely have rich friends like every other important person in D.C. He hangs out with a “coterie of ultrarich men.” Thomas doesn’t attend policy gatherings like every other important person in Washington. He jets off to “off-the-record” conferences at a “five-star beach resort” and sails on a “162-foot yacht” — alternatively known as a “superyacht.” Painting completely innocuous and standard behavior as weird and scurrilous is a hallmark of the constant effort to smear Thomas. Hey, look at Thomas and his “high-end RV” and look at that “elite circle” he’s running with. Oh, sure, they give out scholarships to thousands of kids, but everyone knows what it’s really about: Thomas is a puppet of wealthy white folks. “Precisely what led so many people to offer Thomas money and other gifts remains an open question,” notes ProPublica. This is the key sentence in the article. What “precisely” led antiSCOTUS dark money groups to send ProPublica millions is not an open question. Innuendo masquerading as reporting is the point. Its purposeful implication is that Thomas can be bought. By my estimation, at least two-thirds of the article rehashes the outlet’s previous stories about Thomas’ relationship with Harlan Crow, who never had a case in front of the justice. The hit lacks any evidence Thomas engaged in unethical behavior to benefit anyone, much less himself. Nothing prohibits justices from attending conferences. Nothing prohibits them from having friends. Nothing prohibits them from taking out loans to buy a house or an RV. Nothing prohibits them from whining about their salaries. If anything, the story only confirms that Thomas, one of the least wealthy members of the court, would rather grouse about a lack of money-making opportunities than seek them out unethically. But it’s also important to remember that no single story about “conservative” SCOTUS justices really matters in and of itself. The quality of the journalism isn’t the point. The quality sucks. The point is flooding the zone. Much like the Russia collusion hoax, this is a compounding smear. The point is to sell the effort as an emerging story and organic journalism. The payoff never comes. It all allows establishment media outlets to casually mention the “ethics” “controversies” that “surround” or “swirl around” Thomas. It allows anti-court pundits, who have no problem with Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson pulling in millions in book deals from billion-dollar corporate entities, to pretend that “democracy” is under threat from the court. It allows half-wit senators to spin conspiracy theories and thousands of full-blown nitwits to get “Clarence Thomas” trending on X. It helps Democrats delegitimize the high court, the purpose of the entire project. All non-leftist justices have been the target of these sloppy hits, but there is a fervent disdain for Thomas, who’s committed the gravest sin of defying the Left’s racial stereotypes. He shows contempt for a media that’s been trying to destroy him for more than 30 years by remaining consistently “conservative.” His enemies have yet to offer any instance where this justice has deviated from his long-held legal philosophy of adherence to the Constitution as written. And that’s the real problem. David Harsanyi is a senior editor at The Federalist. Harsanyi is a nationally syndicated columnist and author of five books — the most recent, “Eurotrash: Why America Must Reject the Failed Ideas of a Dying Continent.”
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Inez Oldham Dowd
April 18th, 1930-Dec.27th, 2023 Inez Oldham Hough Dowd, 93, of Siler City, went home to be with Jesus, Tuesday, December 27th, 2023, at Hospice of Randolph. Born in Chatham County on April 18, 1930, she was the daughter of Henry Lewis Oldham and Martha Cornelia Fisher Oldham. She was employed at AJ Schneiersons as a seamstress for 32 years. She was a member of Rives Chapel Baptist Church. Inez enjoyed doing crossword and word search puzzles in her spare time. She also enjoyed playing golf with Dewey. She is survived by her husband, George Dewey Dowd, Jr; two daughters, Sue H. Marsh (Nelson) and Jeannie H. Roscoe – both of Bear Creek; one son, Randy L. Hough
Darryle “Brent” Elkins
Oct.1st, 1984-Dec.30th, 2023 Darryle “Brent” Elkins, 39, of Pittsboro, passed away December 30th, 2023. Brent was born October 1st, 1984, in Chatham County, to Darryle Lynn Elkins and Pamela Eubanks Johnson. He was a loader operator for Pugh Concrete Company. In his earlier years, he was a volunteer fire fighter on the Silk Hope Fire Department. He was affiliated with Sapling Ridge Global Methodist Church. Brent enjoyed fishing, hunting, spending time with family and his children.
(Andrea) of Goldston; one stepdaughter, Kay Mazurek (Bob) of Rebersburg, PA; one brother, Eugene F. Oldham (Janice) of Goldston; eleven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, first husband, Walter C. Hough, four sisters, Grace O. Dowdy, Frances O. Johnson, Gladys O. Womble, and Mabel O. Lemons; and two brothers, John L. Oldham, and J.B. Oldham. The funeral service will be held Sunday, December 31st, 2023, at 2 PM, at Antioch Christian Church in Bear Creek. Burial will follow at Oldham Family Cemetery. Family will be headquartering at the home of Jeannie Roscoe, 510 Horse Branch Rd. Bear Creek, NC. Visitation will be Saturday, December 30th, 2023, from 6 – 8 PM at Smith & Buckner Funeral Home in Siler City. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Coventry House in Siler City or The Hospice House of Randolph in Asheboro. A very special thanks for all that was done in caring for Mrs. Inez at the Coventry House and the Hospice House of Randolph. Smith & Buckner Funeral Home will be assisting the Dowd family. Online condolences may be made at www.smithbucknerfh. com
He is survived by his father, Lynn Elkins (Sharon) of Pittsboro; his mother, Pamela Eubanks Johnson (Kevin) of Siler City, his son, Greyson Elkins of Siler City, his daughter, Allison Crawford of Chapel Hill; his four sisters, Haley and Kelly Bowman of Siler City; Jamie Whitt of Longs, SC; and Brandy Alderman of Myrtle Beach, SC; his paternal grandmother, Rachel Fogleman Elkins of Pittsboro; and his maternal grandmother, Barbara Moody Bowman of Burlington; and a host of nieces and nephews. Brent is preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Worth Dale Elkins; paternal grandmother, Ezzie Lee Smith; maternal grandfather, Melvin Bowman; his brother, Christopher L. Elkins; and his nephew, Aldwyn Alderman, III. The family will have a private memorial service at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Sapling Ridge Global Methodist Church Cemetery Fund. Smith & Buckner Funeral Home will be assisting the Elkins family. Online condolences can be made at www.smithbucknerfh.com
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Danny Yates Spargo, 76, of Randleman, passed away on Saturday, December 23, 2023 at his home. His parents were Yates Spargo and Edith M. (Abee) Spargo of Spencer, NC. His sister, Judy S. Massey, of Florida succumbed to cancer two years ago.
Martha Schroeder Lewis died December 26th after undergoing 5 and a half years of treatment for metastatic colon cancer. Her devoted husband Charlie, family, and kind neighbors and friends supported her through this process. She faced her illness head on, directly, realistically, and engaged fully in treatment but did not fear death. She was most concerned about the welfare of Charlie and their beloved cat family.
He spent his earlier years in Gastonia, until his father was transferred to Asheboro, where Dan graduated from high school in 1965. He graduated from Methodist College, Fayetteville, NC, and then served in the U. S. Air Force during the Vietnam era, yet he always boasted that his feet never left the U.S. soil. He loved his Lord, his family and friends, and most assuredly his fourlegged pomp, Scooter. He is survived by his wife of almost 20 years, Sandra, her two sons, Phillip Adams (Monroe, NC) & Marcus Adams (Huntsville, Al) his son, Keven McKinley Spargo, wife, Debbie, and grandson, Aiden Alford Spargo of Asheville, NC. Dan was an electrical contractor before his retirement and he worked diligently following retirement to maintain the friendships he had developed during his career. He continued to be an electrical resource after he retired utilizing his “brother” Steve Coe, to stay informed and knowledgeable. They used their daily phone interaction solving the problems of the world and reliving younger times. Visitation will be held on Saturday, December 30th, from 1:00 till 5:00 pm at Dan’s home in Randleman. A private cerebration of life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in Dan’s memory to: World Missions Ministries South India Project #254713-P When completed, this project will provide air conditioning for the Missionary Housing community in India.
Martha earned a BA at Brown University, Masters in Library Science at UNC Chapel Hill, and a Masters and PhD in Psychology at Northwestern, she had a full life: two meaningful careers each over 20 years long. She valued compassion and generosity. She cared deeply about animal welfare, social justice issues, and the environment. These concerns motivated her to volunteer in rape crisis support, in several animal rescue groups, and in native plant rescue. As a psychologist, she served in community mental health centers, veterans’ hospitals, and private practice. For several years she worked with patients ranging from four to eighty-four years old. She eventually specialized in working with adults, focusing on trauma and grief. Her patients’ confidence and trust were the greatest honor for her. Martha was predeceased by her sister Nancy Tarczy, oldest brother Ned Schroeder, and many adored rescue cats over 53.5 years, including Rebecca, Hawkeye, Trapper, Lt. Dish, Hotlips, Tommy, Kroger, Chessie, Maia, Rita, Kiri, Jimi, Phoebe, Forest, and Donna. She is survived by loving husband Charlie; by brother Pete Schroeder and sister-inlaw Linda of Flagler Beach, FL; by sisterin-law Barbara Lewis of Wilmington, DE; by cousins, nieces, and nephews; by close friends and colleagues; and by rescue cats Maude, Eva, Goldeneye, Momcat, Lynley, Morse, Gemma, Fern, and Nicola to be cared for by Charlie. In lieu of flowers, the family asks for memorial contributions to be made in Martha’s memory to Independent Animal Rescue P.O. Box 14232 Durham, NC 27709-4232. A remembrance gathering will be held at a later date.
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TAKE NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA CHATHAM COUNTY The undersigned, JOANNE ALUKA-WHITE having qualified on the 11th day of DECEMBER 2023, as Executrix of the Estate of ROSE N. ALUKA, deceased, of Chatham County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said Estate to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 13th day of MARCH 2024, 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 is the 14th Day of DECEMBER 2023.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA CHATHAM COUNTY The undersigned, DEBORAH MOFFITT, having qualified on the 8th day of DECEMBER ,2023, as Executrix of the Estate of LASHANDA M. LANE, deceased, of Chatham County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said Estate to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 20th day of MARCH 2024, 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 is the 21ST Day of DECEMBER 2023.
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This is the 7th day of December 2023.
Plaintiff,
Janet T. Glover, Administrator of the Estate of Ollie Currie Taylor 1322 Newlands Street Siler City, NC 27344
NOTICE OF SERVICE OF
DISTRICT COURT DIVISION CHATHAM COUNTY FILE NO. 16 CvD 554 COUNTY OF CHATHAM
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
vs. PROCESS BY PUBLICATION
The HEIRS, ASSIGNS and DEVISEES of BERTA Attorneys: J. Grant Brown Law Offices of Doster & Brown, P.A. 206 Hawkins Avenue Sanford, NC 27330 Publish On: December 14th, 21th, 28th and January 4th of 2024.
CREDITOR’S NOTICE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHATHAM
SILER GUIN a/k/a BERDA SILER GUIN a/k/a BERTA SILER GUINN a/k/a BERDA SILER GUINN, et al Defendants. TO: The HEIRS, ASSIGNS and DEVISEES of BERTA SILER GUIN a/k/a BERDA SILER GUIN a/k/a BERTA SILER GUINN a/k/a BERDA SILER GUINN and spouse, if any, which may include LINDA KAY SILER, INCOMPETENT, and spouse if any, and REGINALD Q. JOHNSON, JR. and spouse, if any, or any other person or entity claiming thereunder A pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action and notice of service of process by publication began on December 21, 2023.
IN THE MATTER OF THE ) ESTATE OF TODD STEPHEN MOORE ) NOTICE TO CREDITORS ) DECEASED. )
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). Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and all claim or interest that you may have in said property.
The undersigned, having heretofore qualified as Executor of the Estate of Todd Stephen Moore, deceased, late of Chatham County, North Carolina, hereby notifies all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before March 13th, 2024 or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of any recovery thereon. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 14th day of December, 2023.
You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than forty (40) days after the date of the first publication of notice stated above, exclusive of such date, being forty (40) days after December 21, 2023, or by January 30, 2024, and upon your failure to do so, the party seeking service of process by publication will apply to the Court for relief sought.
LuAnne Moore, Executor Estate of Todd Stephen Moore, Deceased c/o Ronald P. Johnson, Esq. Carruthers & Roth, P.A. Attorneys & Counselors at Law 235 North Edgeworth Street (27401) Post Office Box 540 Greensboro, North Carolina 27402
MARK D. BARDILL/MARK B. BARDILL
Publication dates: December 14th, 21st, 28th and January 4th, 2024.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS ALL PERSONS, firms and corporations having claims against Alice G. Ward, deceased, of Chatham County, N.C., are notified to exhibit the same to the undersigned on or before March 15, 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment. This 13th day of December, 2023. James P. Ward, Executor 507 Carolina Meadows Villa Chapel Hill, NC 27517
File No. 23E663 North Carolina Chatham County Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of HOWARD KEITH SLINKARD, deceased, of Chatham County, NC, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before March 15, 2024 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate are asked to make immediate payment. This the 14th day of December, 2023. Howard Kent Slinkard, Executor, c/o Beth W Bowen, Bowen Law Firm PC 590 New Waverly Pl Ste 120 Cary, NC 27518 Phone: 919-859-3224 www.bowenlawfirm.net Chatham News and Record December 14, 21, 28, 2023, January 4, 2024
This the 11th day of December, 2023. ZACCHAEUS LEGAL SERVICES
Attorney for Plaintiff NC Bar #12852/56782 310 W. Jones St. P. O. Box 25 Trenton, North Carolina 28585 Telephone: (252) 448-4541 Publication dates: December 21, 2023 December 28, 2023 January 4, 2023
CREDITOR’S NOTICE ALL PERSONS, firms and corporations having claims against MILDRED CROSS BISCARDI, deceased, of Norwood, PA, are notified to exhibit the same to the Resident Process Agent noted below on or before the 14th day of March, 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment. This11th day of December 2023. Nancy Biscardi Case Nancy Biscardi Case, Personal Representative c/o William J. Riley, Attorney at Law, Resident Process Agent PO Box 1687 Durham, NC 27702
NORTH CAROLINA CHATHAM COUNTY The undersigned, JEFFREY S. BOGGS having qualified on the 13th day of November 2023, as Executrix of the Estate of WILLIAM JERRY BRADY, deceased, of Chatham County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said Estate to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 20th day of MARCH 2024, 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 is the 21ST Day of DECEMBER 2023. JEFFEY S. BOGGS, EXECUTOR 5551 BONLEE-CARBONTON RD. GOLDSTON, NC 27252 Run dates: D21,28,J4,11p
NOTICE TO CREDITORS SILER CITY SELF STORAGE (“LIENOR”), PO BOX 143, SILER CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, WILL HOLD AN ONLINE SALE AT STORAGE AUCTION.com (https://www.storageauctions.com) on January 16th, 2024. The following person/persons are subject to this online sale: JOSHUA LASSITER 6840 STOCKYARD RD., LOT 31 GRAHAM, NC 27253 UNIT 1017 MARGARET MCKEIVER 911 12TH ST. SILER CITY, NC 27344 UNIT 1060 KATHRYN PRICE 808 N FIR ST. SILER CITY, NC 27344 UNITS 1057 ANGELA DENORA GLOVER 1701 SINGING SOUND WAY SILER CITY, NC 27344 UNIT 134 BERNICE ALLEN 1983 PITTSBORO-GOLDSTON RD. PITTSBORO, NC 27312 UNIT 236 JANICE DAVIS PO BOX 784 CANDOR, NC 27229 UNIT 331
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE A public hearing will be held by the Chatham County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, 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 office. 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 the City of Durham on behalf of Western Intake Partners (City of Durham, Chatham County, Town of Pittsboro, and OWASA) for a rezoning from R-1 Residential to Conditional District Light Industrial, on parcels 17538 and 17546, being approximately 121.583 acres), located on Seaforth Road, for a regional drinking water treatment facility, New Hope Township. 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 Towers LLC dba Vertical Bridge for a Special Use Permit on approximately 3.25 acres of parcel 83021, located off NC 42, Moncure, for a wireless telecommunications tower, Cape Fear Township. A quasi-judicial public hearing requested by 1535 King Road LLC for a Special Use Permit on parcel 95385, zoned Heavy Industrial, located at 1535 King Rd., being approximately 18.685 acres, for an asphalt manufacture or refining plant, 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: January 4th and 11th, 2024
NOTICE OF HEARINGS TOWN OF SILER CITY The following items will be considered by the Siler City Planning Board on Monday, January 8, 2024. The hearing will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Siler City Court Room of the Siler City Town Hall at 311 N. 2nd Ave. Judicial Hearing SUP24 – 0104 – Special Use Permit to operate a manufacturing operation in the General Business (B-1) district, parcel totaling 0.525 acres ±, addressed as 1405 E. Eleventh Street (parcel number 83034), and being the property of Shaw Investments, represented by Ovidiu Marin, President Quantum USA, LLP. Legislative Hearings R24 – 0101 – Conditional rezoning of five (5) parcels and a portion of one (1) parcel from Agricultural Residential (AR) and Residential 10 (R-10) to Residential 3/Conditional (R-3-C), parcels totaling 158.15 acres ±, addressed as unaddressed parcel Trinity Street (parcel number 16499), two (2) unaddressed parcels off Alston Avenue (parcel numbers 13782 and 83901), and three (3) unaddressed parcels off Harold Andrews Road (parcel numbers 67887, 13797, and 13796) and being the properties Kathryn Sears Hubbert, Lewis William Hubbert, and Henry C Alston Trustee, represented by Jason Pfister of Ellis Land Investment Company, LLC. R24 – 0102 – Rezoning of a portion of a parcel zoned Agricultural Residential (AR) to Agricultural Residential/Conditional (AR-C), portion being 25.85 acres ±, addressed as unaddressed parcel at the corner of W. 3rd Street and Ellington Road (parcel number 13105) and being the property of Womble Leisel Estate et al & Womble Burdine Estate, represented by Wayne Nichols for Duke Energy Progress, LLC. R24 – 0103 – Conditional rezoning of a parcel zoned Residential 20 (R-20) to Residential 3/Conditional (R-3-C), parcel being 17.00 acres ±, addressed as unaddressed parcel Shannon Drive (parcel number 15712) and being the property of Bhavani Kalidindi, LLC, represented by Courtney McQueen for Qunity Engineering. The proposed items are available for review by contacting Jennifer C. Baptiste at jbaptiste@ silercity.org or 919-726-8626. All persons interested in the outcome of the item are invited to attend the legislative hearing and present comments, testimony, and exhibits on the above referenced item. These are separate hearings: Interested parties may submit evidence and written comments. Written comments or evidence on these applications can be submitted by email to jbaptiste@silercity.org. Individuals desiring to speak must sign up by calling 919-726-8626 before 12:00 p.m. on or before the scheduled public hearing date. The Town of Siler City will make appropriate arrangements to ensure that disabled persons are provided other accommodations, such arrangements may include, but are not limited to, providing interpreters for the deaf, providing taped cassettes of materials for the blind, or assuring a barrier-free location for the proceedings. This information is available in Spanish or any other language upon request. Please contact Kimberly Pickard at 919-726-8620, 311 North Second Avenue, Siler City, North Carolina 27344, or kpickard@silercity.org for accommodations for this request. Esta información está disponible en español o en cualquier otro idioma bajo petición. Por favor, póngase en contacto con Kimberly Pickard al kpickard@silercity.org o 919-726-8620 o en 311 North Second Avenue, Siler City, North Carolina 27344 de alojamiento para esta solicitud.
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Burning Man survived a muddy quagmire. Will the experiment last 30 more years? By Scott Sonner The Associated Press
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Burning Man participants walk through dust at the annual Burning Man event on the Black Rock Desert of Gerlach, Nev., on Friday, Aug. 29, 2014
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An old wooden yacht art car rolls through the playa at Burning Man on the Black Rock Desert, Friday Aug. 31, 2012, near Gerlach, Nev. technology worker who made his 11th trip this year, said the biggest change has been the
of glamor camping, or glamping, in which private companies provide packaged trips to concierge camps with luxury RVs and lavish meals under chandeliers. Some believe the camps violate Burning Man principles. The growing number of billionaires and celebrities who fly in on private jets to Black Rock City’s temporary airstrip “seems to be everyone’s favorite thing to hate,” Goodell said. But wealth shouldn’t be a cause for shame, she said. “The question is not about glamping,” she said. “Comfort doesn’t assume lack of engagement. It’s whether you have a glamping camp and you’re not really engaging.” Burning Man’s purpose remains the same: building a creative, stimulating environment, the essence of which people can take back to their own communities. “We thought that from the beginning,” Goodell said. “We just didn’t know it would be 80,000 people.”
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hind this year, posting photos of garbage piles, abandoned vehicles and overflowing portable toilets while ridiculing the “hippies” and their leave-no-trace mantra. But that mayhem may have actually helped bring Burning Man back to its roots. Katrina Cook of Toronto said it forced people to be true to the founding principles of participation and radical self-reliance. “The rain weeded out the people who didn’t want to be there for the right reason,” Cook said. Mark Fromson, 54, was staying in an RV, but the rains forced him to find shelter at another camp where fellow burners provided food and cover. Another principle of Burning Man, he said, centers on unconditional gift giving with no expectation of something in return. After sunset, Fromson set off barefoot through the muck for a long trek back to his vehicle, slogging through thick clay that clung to his feet and legs. The challenge, he said, was the mark of a “good burn.” Nevertheless, Jeffery Longoria of San Francisco, who marked his fifth consecutive voyage to Burning Man last summer, said its core principles are going to evolve no matter what as a new generation takes over. “The people that created this community, a lot of them are getting older and retiring and there’s a lot of new young people coming in, the kind that have, you know, a couple $100,000 RVs and are kind of just careless about the environment.” Soren Michael, a Los Angeles
ability to communicate with the outside world from the desert. “It was almost part of the appeal to be disconnected,” he said. Twenty years ago, the psychedelic celebration like none other already was attracting academic scholars — anthropologists, sociologists, political scientists, economists and communications professors — curious about how the makeshift civilization functioned without real-world rules. Burning Man references started popping up in TV episodes and talk show punchlines. The rich and famous began venturing to Black Rock City, as the festival’s temporary metropolis is called. A full-blown exhibit about the phenomenon debuted in 2018 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington. Even then, veteran Burners complained about the event becoming as much a curiosity to see as to do. That’s in part the problem veterans have with the advent
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RENO, Nev. — The blank canvas of desert wilderness in northern Nevada seemed the perfect place in 1992 for artistic anarchists to relocate their annual burning of a towering, anonymous effigy. It was goodbye to San Francisco’s Baker Beach, hello to the Nevada playa, the long-ago floor of an inland sea. The tiny gathering became Burning Man’s surrealistic circus, fueled by acts of kindness and avant-garde theatrics, sometimes with a dose of hallucinogens or nudity. The spectacle flourished as the festival ballooned over the next three decades. Some say it grew too much, too fast. Things came to a head in 2011 when tickets sold out for the first time. Organizers responded with a short-lived lottery system that left people out of what was supposed to be a radically inclusive event. As Burning Man matured, luxurious accommodations proliferated, as did the population of billionaires and celebrities. Katherine Chen, a sociology professor in New York City who wrote a 2009 book about the event’s “creative chaos,” was among those who wondered whether Burning Man “would be a victim of its own success.” Exponential growth led to increasing questions about whether organizers had veered too far from the core principles of radical inclusion, expression, participation and the pledge to “leave no trace.” That last hurdle was never harder to clear than this year as “Burners” tried to leave over Labor Day weekend after torching the 80-foot (24-meter) wooden sculpture that is “the Man.” A rare rainstorm turned the Black Rock Desert into a muddy quagmire 110 miles (177 kilometers) north of Reno, delaying the departure of 80,000 revelers. Once out, organizers had six weeks to clean up under terms of a federal permit. By the smallest of margins, they passed the test last month, with a few adjustments recommended for the future. The verdict from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management means Burning Man is in line to use federal land again next year. Debate over the event’s future, however, is sure to continue as divisions grow between the aging hippie-types and wealthier, more technologically inclined newcomers. Veteran participants fear the newer set is losing touch with Burning Man’s roots. The event has made a quantum leap from a gathering of hundreds to one that temporarily becomes Nevada’s third largest city after metropolitan Las Vegas and Reno. The festival drew 4,000 in 1995 and topped 50,000 in 2010. It’s no wonder seasoned Burners sound a bit like griping cribbage players on a rural town square when they mutter: “It ain’t like it used to be.” “Back then, it was much more raw,” said Mike “Festie” Malecki, 63, a retired Chicago mortician turned California sculptor who made his 13th trip this year to the land of colorful theme camps, towering sculptures, drum circles and art cars. “There are more (people) who come out to party and don’t participate. We call them spectators,” he said. Senior organizers long have wrestled with whether to become more civilized or remain what co-founder Larry Harvey described as a “repudiation of order and authority.” Ron Halbert, a 71-year-old from San Francisco, has worked support for Burning Man’s 90-piece orchestra for 20 years and remains optimistic. “It’s still the gathering of the tribe,” he said. The event is permitted tentatively for the same 80,000 attendance cap next year. Organizers are considering some minor changes, though generally resist making new rules, Executive Director Marian Goodell said. Critics on social media howled at the mayhem left be-
Chatham County Athletes of the Year GIRLS’ ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
BOYS’ ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Drake Powell Gabby White
GENE GALIN FOR CHATHAM NEWS & RECORD
Chatham News & Record NORTH CAROLINA saw high-level high school competition across the state over the past calendar year. As we bid farewell to 2023, the North State Journal takes a look back at the highlights of what our local editions covered. Each of our seven local editions named male and female athletes of the year for the counties in our coverage areas. Here’s a look around the state at the top high school athletes from 2023: Chatham County Boys’ Athlete of the Year: Drake Powell, Northwood basketball Drake Powell, senior on Northwood’s boys basketball team, is the 2023 Chatham News and Record Boys Athlete of the Year. Powell, then a junior, started 2023 by leading the Chargers to their third state championship appearance in four years. The Central 3A conference player of the year averaged team-highs of 18.6 points and seven rebounds per game in the 2022-23 season before signing to play college basketball at North Carolina in November. Through December of the latest season, Powell averaged 20.2 points and eight rebounds per game while recording three double-doubles. As the No. 1 2024 prospect in North Carolina, according to 247Sports,
Powell has been a crucial part of Northwood’s success with the team boasting an 8-2 record going into the new year. Moore County Boys’ Athlete of the Year: Marshall Landry, Pinecrest tennis In the spring Landry finished his senior year by winning the state title, after finishing third and second, respectively, the previous two years. Landry capped an undefeated season in singles by not losing a set in the state tournament. He became the first Pinecrest state tennis champion since Karen Atkins and Katie Carpenter won girls’ doubles in 1986 and the first on the boys side since Tony Bass and David Blue won doubles in 1980. Landry signed with Mississippi State and went 4-2 in singles and 4-1 in doubles during the fall season, winning the GT Fall Invite doubles title with partner Nemanja Malesevic. Hoke County Boys’ Athlete of the Year: Landen Nelson, Hoke wrestling The 132-pounder finished fourth in the state 4A tournament as a senior to start 2023. Nelson finished his final year of high school wrestling with a 49-5 record. He repeated as Mideast Regional 4A champ after winning in the See BOYS’ ATHLETE, page B2
GENE GALIN FOR CHATHAM NEWS & RECORD
Chatham News & Record AS WE TURN the calendar to 2024, the North State Journal’s local editions take a look back, naming an athlete of the year in each county that we cover. Here’s a look around the state at the top female athletes from the past calendar year. Chatham County Girls’ Athlete of the Year: Gabby White Gabby White, junior on Seaforth’s girls basketball team, is the 2023 Chatham News and Record Girls Athlete of the Year. White, then a sophomore, averaged a 15.5-point, 10-rebound double-double during the 2022-23 season, leading Seaforth to its first state-title appearance. She recorded five straight double-doubles in the last five rounds of the 2A state playoffs. Depite Seaforth falling short in the championship game, White was named the Mid-Carolina 1A/2A conference player of the year in March. Through the 2023 stretch of the current season, White has picked up where she left off. Her 17.1 points per game tops all scorers in the Mid-Carolina 1A/2A conference, and White leads her team in total points, assists, rebounds and steals. Moore County Girls’ Athlete of the Year: Tyne Ross, Union Pines
tennis and volleyball Plenty of high school athletes play multiple sports. Most don’t do it in the same week. In a typical week for Union Pines senior Tyne Ross this fall, she had 26 kills, 3 blocks and 25 digs in a volleyball match on Tuesday night. On Wednesday, she won first singles, 6-0 in a tennis match against Scotland. On Thursday, she had to let someone down, since the volleyball game and tennis match conflicted. She went with a straight set win on the tennis court. While she chose tennis that night, her future might be at the volleyball net. She’s committed to play for the NC A&T volleyball team next year after leading Union Pines in kills, digs and hitting percentage. She also went through the tennis regular season without losing a set. Hoke County Girls’ Athlete of the Year: Kayeliana Bonner, Hoke County volleyball, basketball Kayeliana Bonner is a junior outside hitter and defensive specialist for the Bucks’ girls’ volleyball team. Hoke went 8-13 this season, including a fifth-place finish in the Sandhills Conference. Bonner led the way, topping the Bucks in kills and service aces, placing second in blocks and third in digs and receptions. She also See GIRLS’ ATHLETE, page B2
North State Journal athlete of the year honorable mentions Top 2023 high school talent from around the state Chatham News & Record OUR LOCAL EDITORS and reporters selected their boys’ and girls’ athletes of the year for each of the seven counties we cover, but choosing one male and one female from a county filled with top high school talent left a lot of deserving candidates on the cutting room floor. So here’s a look at the honorable mentions from around the state who, in another year, would likely have earned the top spot in their respective areas. Chatham County Girls’ Athlete of the Year Honorable Mentions: Maris Huneycutt, Seaforth volleyball; Lucy Miller, Woods Charter soccer;
Sydney Cox, Northwood soccer; Sofia Viana, Seaforth soccer; Ella Boecke and Mia Collins, Northwood lacrosse; Te’Keyah Bland, Northwood basketball; Keira Rosenmarkle, Seaforth volleyball and wrestling. Duplin County Girls’ Athlete of the Year Honorable Mentions: Addy Higginbotham, North Duplin volleyball, basketball, softball; Chandler Mobley, East Duplin softball, volleyball; Beaty Lanier, East Duplin golf; Lilly Fulghum, North Duplin basketball, volleyball, softball. Stanly County Girls’ Athlete of the Year Honorable Mentions: Shalyn Bell, North Stanly volleyball and basketball; Aniston Talbert, North Stanly volleyball; Amari Baldwin, Albemarle basketball and volleyball; Addi Barbee, West Stanly volleyball; Lily Huney-
Ashton Elliott pulls away for Northwood football in a game earlier this year.
cutt and Teagan Ritchie, West Stanly softball; Kassie Swink and Mattie Poulos, South Stanly softball; Hoke County Girls’ Athlete of the Year Honorable Mentions: Karmen Campbell and Lailah Crowder, Hoke County basketball; Janiya Holmes and Abigail Watts, Hoke County volleyball; Alaina Goins, Hoke County softball; Moore County Girls’ Athlete of the Year Honorable Mentions: Briana St. Louis, Union Pines track & field and soccer; Jacey Olsen, Pinecrest volleyball; Zanodiya McNair, Pinecrest basketball; Logan Maness, North Moore softball and tennis; Kaitlyn Kruczek, Boonyanant Rujiranan and London Fitzgerald, Pinecrest golf, Karsen Corbett and AlSee MENTIONS, page B2
GENE GALIN FOR CHATHAM NEWS & RECORD
B2 MENTIONS from B1 lie Hirst, Pinecrest lacrosse; Janie Spicer, Union Pines lacrosse. Forsyth County Girls’ Athlete of the Year Honorable Mentions: Gabrielle Nichols, Reagan volleyball; Aurora Rosa, West Forsyth volleyball; Raegan Williams, West Forsyth soccer; Gracie Vickery, East Forsyth lacrosse; Allison Boyd, RJ Reynolds field hockey; Abby Wyss, Reagan lacrosse; Paige Sidney, West Forsyth golf; Ellie Acrey, Reagan golf; Alivia Gurley, West Forsyth lacrosse; Shaymiah Bailey, Walkertown basketball; La’Niya Simes, East Forsyth basketball; Haley Hanes, West Forsyth track & field; Caroline Echols, RJ Reynolds track & field. Randolph County Girls’ Athlete of the Year Honorable Mentions: Sion Murrain, Asheboro volleyball; Macie Crutchfield Southwestern Randolph softball; Addie Flinchum, Eastern Randolph softball; Brecken Snotherly, Eastern Randolph basketball; Gracyn Hall, Randleman basketball Chatham County Boys’ Athlete of the Year Honorable Mentions: Jarin Stevenson, Seaforth basketball; Jack Anstrom, Seaforth cross country; Ashton Elliott, Carson Fortunes and Gus Ritchey, Northwood football; Reid Albright, Chatham Central basketball; Francisco Ibarra, Jordan-Matthews soccer; Will Smith, Northwood lacrosse and football; Adam Harvey, Chatham Charter basketball; Gabe Rogers and Josh Miller, Seaforth wrestling; Taylor Laberge, Northwood lacrosse. Moore County Boys’ Athlete of the Year Honorable Mentions: Jakarey Gillis and Nathan Rogers, North Moore football; Colby Pennington, North Moore basketball, football and golf; Ricky Betancourt, Anthony Parra and Christopher Betancourt, North Moore soccer; Ricardo Mercado and Jadin Baptist, Pinecrest football; Justin Travers, Jayden Dobeck and Riley Merchant Pinecrest wrestling; Tyler Donze, Pinecrest soccer; Corbin Weeks, Union Pines cross country; Zack Gilbertson, Pinecrest cross country; Colby Wallace, Pinecrest baseball; Christian Hackett, Union Pines track & field; Nicholas Mascolino, Union Pines wrestling; Deacon Medwick and Weston Thomson, Pinecrest
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lacrosse; Carson Bertagnole and Holland Giles, Pinecrest golf. Hoke County Boys’ Athlete of the Year Honorable Mentions: Salah Sutton and Jaylen Sturdivant, Hoke County basketball; Jose Vazquez De La Cruz and Larry Ariza Diaz, Hoke County soccer; Nathan Oakes and Geronimo Oxendine, Hoke County wrestling; Brandon Saunders and Tre’jan Williams, Hoke County football. Stanly County Boys’ Athlete of the Year Honorable Mentions: Rene Salazar, West Stanly basketball and football; Ja’Zyion Geiger and Kaine McLendon, Albemarle football; Carson Morton, West Stanly baseball. Forsyth County Boys’ Athlete of the Year Honorable Mentions: Bryce Baker, East Forsyth football; Caman Chaplin and Desmond Jackson, West Forsyth football; Landan Callahan, Reagan football; George Lawson and John Templeton, Forsyth Country Day cross country; Jonathan Koger, Reagan track & field; Tyson Adams, West Forsyth track & field; Kyle Haas, Forsyth Country Day golf; Antoine Jones Jr., RJ Reynolds basketball; Will Gray, East Forsyth basketball; Igor Carvalho, North Forsyth soccer; Haegen Paschold, West Forsyth soccer; Chandler Welsh, RJ Reynolds cross country and track & field; Tate Shore, Reagan cross country and track & field; Braxton Stewart, East Forsyth baseball; Nick Hampton, RJ Reynolds lacrosse; Hank Williams, Forsyth Country Day tennis; Duplin County Boys’ Athlete of the Year Honorable Mentions: Zack Brown, East Duplin football, baseball; Irving Brown, Wallace Rose Hill football, basketball; Dujuan Armwood North Duplin football, basketball; Alex Zepada, Wallace Rose Hill Soccer; Erik Rosas, North Duplin baseball; Randolph County Boys’ Athlete of the Year Honorable Mentions: Kaleb Freeman, Southwestern Randolph soccer; Hayden Hemming, Wheatmore soccer; Diego Bustamonte and Daniel Gutierrez, Asheboro soccer; Tanner Marsh, Asheboro baseball; Adam Cole, Southwestern Randolph baseball; Jose Flores, Southwestern Randolph wrestling; Jani Norwood, Eastern Randolph football; Conor Carter, Eastern Randoph golf; DaVonte Boroks, Eastern Randolph basketball.
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Shooting woes hurt Northwood in Capitol City Classic championship game, Chargers fall, 38-64 Northwood’s first loss comes against St. Joseph (California)
While in Oregon for the holiday tournament, Northwood’s basketball team paid a visit to Nike headquarters.
By Asheebo Rojas Chatham News & Record AFTER BEATING two-time defending state champion Tualatin (Oregon) on Dec. 19, Northwood came up short of a Capitol City Classic title with a 38-64 loss to St. Joseph (California) Wednesday. Two main things plagued the Chargers in their first loss of the season. One, they recorded their worst shooting performance of the year, and two, they had no answer for St. Joseph’s Julius Price and Tounde Yessoufou. Northwood struggled to produce offense out of the gate with St. Joseph forcing the Chargers into tough shots early. Sound ball pressure and quick rotations kept the Chargers from getting quality looks down low, leading to them settling for contested jumpers. As Northwood continued to miss shots, St. Joseph got into a rhythm, finding open looks down the lane and on the perimeter for a 16-4 lead after the first quarter. The Chargers settled in during the second quarter, outscoring the Knights, 12-9, and cutting the deficit to just nine points at halftime. However, the shooting didn’t get much better from there. After shooting only 23 percent from the floor in the first half, Northwood only made eight
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138-pound division as a junior. This year, Nelson cruised to the title while allowing zero points to be scored against him in the regional competition. He was also one of six Hoke County wrestlers to take All-County honors in the 2022-23 season and signed a letter of intent to wrestle at UNC Pembroke, although he’s not currently listed on the Braves’ roster. Stanly County Boys’ Athlete of the Year: Cole Smith, North Stanly baseball The 6-foot-2 righthander helped lead North Stanly to first place in the Yadkin Valley Conference with a 10-2 league record, 15-11 overall. Smith started the year by receiving a Rising Star Class of 2024 Award from the local Hot Stove Dinner, then pitched his way
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more shots for the rest of the game. The Chargers completed the night with a season-low 29 percent shooting performance after not shooting less than 43 percent from the field in previous games this season. On top of that, Price and Yessoufou from St. Joseph kept piling on the points as the game progressed. With Price pouring in 27
points and Yessoufou scoring 25, the pair made sure Northwood didn’t have any chance of climbing back, especially with Yessoufou making four three-pointers on the night. Despite the tough loss, there’s some good things to take away from Northwood’s performance in the game and the tournament as a whole.
Northwood senior Drake Powell hasn’t shown any signs of slowing down, recording a 19-point, 10-rebound double-double in the loss for his third double-double of the season. Also, the Chargers won big over some tough competition in the tournament, showing how the team’s depth and ability to produce explosive offense can be
dangerous against just about anybody. The teams Northwood saw can be a solid test of where it stands and what it needs to improve on before seeing some of North Carolina’s best in the John Wall Holiday Invitational starting Thursday. Northwood will face Orange in the first round of the Devonte Graham Bracket at 3:30 p.m.
onto the All-State team striking out 122 batters in 69 innings, meaning nearly two out of every three outs he recorded was by strikeout. Smith posted a 1.32 ERA and will be headed to the University of North Carolina after his senior season in 2024. His fastball was clocked in the upper 80s over the summer and he also features a curve, change and slider in his repertoire. Perfect Game has him rated among the top 500 prospects in the class, nationally Forsyth County Boys’ Athlete of the Year: Harrison Lewis, West Forsyth baseball The 6-foot-5, 265-pound righthander finished his senior season for the 19-9 West Forsyth Titans. His fastball hits 95, with a spin rate of near 2400 (about 100 more than the MLB average), Lewis is headed to the
University of North Carolina. A two-way player with the Titans, Lewis posted a 1.27 ERA with 106 strikeouts in 66 innings, his second straight season topping 100 Ks on the mound. At the plate, he batted .410 with 34 RBIs and 10 homers. In addition to his fastball, which has increased by more than 10 MPH over his high school career, Lewis has a curve, slider and changeup. Perfect Game has him rated as one of the top 100 righthanders in the country and No. 4 in the state. He was named Central Piedmont Conference player of the year and set a velocity record for the Carolina Disco Turkeys summer league team, hitting 96.4 mph. Randolph County Boys’ Athlete of the Year: Fernando Hernandez, Southwestern Randolph soccer
The sophomore striker led the Cougars’ explosive offense to at 21-4-1 record and second place conference finish. Hernandez scored an eye-popping 49 goals, third best in the state and No. 14 nationally. He was also 10th in the state in assists with 26, and his 124 points were fourth in North Carolina, eighth nationally. Duplin County Boys’ Athlete of the Year: Corbin Kerr, Wallace Rose Hill football No one could stop the Kerr, a Wallace-Rose Hill fullback, who is Duplin County’s Male Athlete of the Year. The senior averaged 8.8 yards when he touched the ball, running for 2,252 yards and 36 touchdowns. He averaged 187.7 yards per game, five times topping 200. He scored three TDs in five games and had five more with
two trips to the end zone. And Kerr did it against the best schools in the east: 146 yards against 4A finalist Hoggard. 130 yards against 2A finalist Clinton. 267 yards against 3A Havelock, which exited the playoffs in the fourth round. The 5-foot-10, 200-pound dynamo might have been the toughest player on the field most Friday nights during his team’s 8-4 season. “He’s a great student and an extremely hard worker, and he loves the weight room,” said WRH coach Kevin Motsinger. “He’s a physical and violent runner and just an amazing young man.” Kerr previously galloped for 1,500 yards as a junior and 1,112 as a sophomore at Southwest Onslow.
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Seaforth student selected 2023 Chatham County youth sports highlights to national student council Keira ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Woods Charter Middle School Volleyball Record: 15-0 Mid-State Conference Champions
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George Moses Horton Softball Record: 10-0 Chatham County Champions (First county softball championship in 12 years)
ANOTHER YEAR brought championship meet: Kyle Stinson, junior, will Counnate) to have the support of a lot another set of Chatham 1 - Ellie Bork (14:29) serve on NFHS National of people. Communication will ty middle sports champions 2 - Blakeley Bork (14:29) “It’s awesome to be on be very important.” Student in 2023.Advisory Here’s a Council look at some Woods Charter Middle 4 Layla Yalch (16:42) The NFHS states that the of the youth sports teams that the national level with School Girls Cross Countryresponsibilities 5 - Sonia Messick of the(16:44) NSAC claimed a title from January to the National Student are 6to- Lauren “determine and develop Bynow. Asheebo Rojas Record: 6-0 Lipsmeyer (16:45) Advisory Council.” actions the council will take to Chatham News & Record Mid-State Conference 8 - Gwena Jakubiak (17:45) gather insight on the experiences of (high school students),” Kyle Stinson, a junior at Sea“identify and communicate forth High School, was one of 16 Kyle Stinson areas of support that may be high school students selected on needed from the NFHS and Dec. 7 to the inaugural National Federation of State High School sons High School in Forsyth, state associations,” and “idenAssociations (NFHS) Nation- Georgia will join Stinson in tify and communicate ideas for al Student Advisory Council representing section 3, which increasing student involvement covers North and South Caro- in cocurricular activities, where (NSAC). Stinson, a member of the Sea- lina, Tennessee, Georgia, Flor- needed.” Stinson currently represents forth boys tennis team, and the ida, Alabama, Mississippi and region 5 on the NCHSAA Stuother selected student leaders Louisiana. “It’s awesome to be on the dent-Athlete Advisory Council. involved in sports or performing arts will attend a number national level with the Nation- On the national level, he said he of meetings in 2024 to discuss al Student Advisory Council,” hopes to promote good sportsissues impacting students’ in- Stinson said. “We went from manship and effective commuvolvement in high school activi- representing a school to a coun- nication in athletic operations. The NSAC will meet for the ty programs in the regions they ty to a state to eight states now, and that’s what I’m very fortu- first time from Jan. 20-23 in represent. Olivia Elder from Mary Per- nate to have. Also, (I’m fortu- Indianapolis.
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The Woods Charter Middle School volleyball team turned in an undefeated season and took home the Mid-State Conference Championship.
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reer with a total of 16 state titles. was second in digs. She led the She also repeated as national conference in aces and the enstarted the year as a member of champion in the 100 meters and tire state in assists. With 1,081 of the team’s 1,266 the Lady Bucks basketball team 400-meter hurdles, finishing in the 2022-23 season, leading with five national crowns and a assists on the year, Smart became the first Reagan player to Hoke in steals and assists while pair of World U20 titles. She’s now running for the top 3,000 career assists, despite finishing second on the squad in scoring and shooting percent- University of Texas and finished having most of the 2020 seasecond in the 60-meter hurdles son curtailed due to the COVID age. Stanly County Girls’ Athlete in her first collegiate indoor pandemic. Smart will now continue her volleyball career at of the Year: Akala Garrett, Al- meet at the start of December. Forsyth County Girls’ Athlete James Madison after signing a bemarle track & field It’s hard to imagine a better of the Year: Jordan Smart, Rea- letter of intent with the school. Randolph County Girls’ Athperformance to close out a high gan volleyball Jordan Smart finished her lete of the Year: Emma Mazzaschool career. Garrett won state titles in the 100 hurdles, 300 final high school season the rone, Providence Grove softball The senior tore things up on hurdles and 200 meters, setting same way she spent most of her state championship records in career at Reagan. The Raiders the diamond, hitting an othall three races and overall state went 37-1, the third one-loss er-worldly .600 with 30 hits, 20 records in two of them. She also season of Smart’s four years at RBIs, 21 runs, 10 doubles, three triplesCOUNTY and SCHOOLS’ four homers. Then, her CHATHAM won indoor championships in Reagan. She also earnedCREDIT X ACCOUNT the 300 meters, 500 meters and fourth All-Conference honor Providence Grove’s version of Seaforth’s Stinson, shown hereafter whilea serving Cooper’s as part of thetook Governor’s Shohei Ohtani the mound season in in Roy which she ledoffice 55 meter Kyle hurdles, finishing her Page Program earlier year, represent partwas of the NFHS just as dominant in team inarea acesstudent-athletes and assists and asand North Carolina high this school ca-willthe National Student Advisory Council.
herSEAFORTH in 2024. Outlaw that half of each inning. She title from CREDIT ATHLETICS struck out 280 in 142 innings is a special athlete that doesn’t and posted a 0.89 ERA. Now, come around very often. She’s quick and fast, strong, she’s in Blacksburg getting ready to continue her career for aggressive, and decisive. Her Virginia Tech. skill level is off the charts, parDuplin County Girls’ Ath- ticularly in softball. lete of the Year: Reece Outlaw, But she’s top rate in basketNorth Duplin girls softball, volley- ball, if for nothing more than Seaforth wrestling’s Keira ball & basketball her ability to shoot down stars. Rosenmarkle earns athlete of thesigned weeka letter of inReece Outlaw spearheaded a Outlaw revival in girls’ sports at North tent to play honors for the week of Dec. 11. softball at UNC afDuplin. ter carrying ND to the 1A finals. In the WRAL/HSOT Tournament It started when she was Wrestling a The Rebels’ 23 wins were a sophomore and with two sports school record, with Outlaw hitSaturday, Rosenmarkle (152-pound seasons left – winter and spring ting .635 with nine doubles, 13 weight class)graduates, pinned the three opponents — before Outlaw triples, 14 homersin and 50 RBI Rebels have state tournament on the season. under two minutes each onLast the winter, way toshe theaveraged trophies in their sights. The three-sport round, star is the championship where over 20.8 she pointswon to carry ND into the Duplin Journal’s Female Ath- fourth round of the basketball Faith Bane from New Bern by decision. lete of the Year. playoffs. On top of all that, she And barring an injury,Rosenmarkle’s it’s recorded 160 kills andfirst 128 digs That win clinched sixth hard to see anyone taking that for the ND volleyball team.
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Oft-injured Sale traded to Braves from Red Sox Atlanta Chris Sale’s injury-filled career with the Boston Red Sox ended when the 34-year-old left-hander was traded to the Atlanta Braves for infielder Vaughn Grissom. Boston also is sending cash to the Braves, covering a portion of the $27.5 million salary the seven-time All-Star is owed in 2024. That’s the final guaranteed season of a $160 million, sixyear contract. Sale was acquired by Boston from the Chicago White Sox in December 2016 and has made nine trips to the disabled and injured lists with the Red Sox, mostly due to shoulder and elbow ailments.
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Former Hurricanes defenseman Bear signs with Capitals Washington, D.C. The Washington Capitals signed defenseman Ethan Bear to a two-year contract last week. The deal is worth a pro-rated $4.125 million and carries a salary cap hit of $2.0625 million for the rest of this season and the 2024-25 season. Bear is coming off shoulder surgery after being injured playing for Canada at the world championships last spring. The 26-year-old gives Washington additional depth on the blue line. Bear is joining his fourth NHL organization after starting with Edmonton and playing one season with both Carolina and Vancouver.
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McGregor says he’s returning to UFC Las Vegas Conor McGregor says he’s returning to the octagon for a fight against Michael Chandler on June 29 in Las Vegas. McGregor made the announcement Sunday in a video posted to one of his social media accounts. A UFC spokesperson did not confirm nor deny the fight. The 35-year-old McGregor, who hasn’t fought in the octagon since 2021, appeared to be at a restaurant drinking a glass of wine in the video. He said the bout would be in the middleweight class. The 37-year-old Chandler posted on social media in response to McGregor’s announcement, saying he always said he wanted McGregor at his biggest, baddest and best.
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Slovenian guard Dragic announces retirement Miami Goran Dragic, a former All-Star guard with the Miami Heat and the leader of Slovenia’s team that won the EuroBasket championship in 2017, announced his retirement Sunday. Dragic spent 15 seasons in the NBA and played for seven teams — Phoenix, Houston, Chicago, Brooklyn, Milwaukee, Toronto and the Heat. He was part of the All-NBA team in 2013-14, the same season in which he was voted the league’s most improved player, and made his lone All-Star appearance in 2018. Dragic, 37, averaged 13.3 points and 4.7 assists in his career.
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Former Duke standout RJ Barrett traded to hometown Raptors The Knicks also sent Immanuel Quickley to Toronto for OG Anunoby By Brian Mahoney, The Associated Press NEW YORK — The New York Knicks traded RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley to the Toronto Raptors on Saturday and got back OG Anunoby, dealing two of their top offensive players but likely getting a boost to their defense with last season’s NBA leader in steals. The Knicks also acquired Precious Achiuwa and Malachi Flynn, while sending the Raptors a 2024 second-round pick belonging to Detroit. The deal, which sends Barrett to his hometown team, left both clubs shorthanded for their games Saturday night. The Raptors lost in Detroit, where the
Pistons snapped their NBA record-tying losing streak at 28 games, while the Knicks fell in Indiana. “Immanuel is a young, talented playmaker who we believe will provide a spark on both ends of the court. RJ is a versatile wing who is, of course, well-known in his hometown, and seeing him in a Raptors uniform will be a special moment for our fans and for all Canadians,” Toronto vice chairman and president Masai Ujiri said in a statement. “It’s never easy to say goodbye, especially when players like OG and Malachi have spent their careers with our team. We wish Precious, Malachi and OG all the best.” The deal comes four months after the Knicks filed a lawsuit against the Raptors, alleging they had conspired to steal thousands of videos and other scouting secrets after hiring a former Knicks
scouting employee. Anunoby figures to step right into Barrett’s forward spot in the Knicks’ starting lineup. The 6-foot-7 swingman is averaging 15.1 points and had his highest-scoring game of the season when the Raptors visited the Knicks on Dec. 11, scoring 29 points. “OG’s complete offensive game and ability to defend multiple positions will enhance our team on both ends of the court,” Knicks president Leon Rose said. Barrett — who played one season at Duke in 2018-19 — averages 18.2 points but has struggled lately with his outside shot, going 2 for 12 from 3-point range over the last two games. The No. 3 pick in the 2019 draft helped the Knicks reach the playoffs twice in the last three seasons after missing them the previous seven. Quickley was the runner-up for the Sixth Man of the Year
award last season, but there has been speculation he could be moved since the Knicks declined to give him a contract extension before this season. They will have to replace his 15 points per game off the bench and ability to play both guard positions. “RJ and Immanuel both began their professional careers in Knicks uniforms and their contributions both on and off the court have had a great impact on this city and organization,” Rose added. Achiuwa averaged 8.9 points and 6.1 rebounds in 153 games for the Raptors after they acquired him from Miami in August 2021. The 6-8 forward could help the Knicks up front after they lost starting center Mitchell Robinson to a stress fracture in his ankle. Flynn was a 2020 first-round pick who averaged 5.4 points in 175 games for the Raptors.
NASCAR Hall of Famer Cale Yarborough dies at 84 The South Carolina native won three straight Cup titles in the 1970s By Jenna Fryer, The Associated Press CALE YARBOROUGH, considered one of NASCAR’s all-time greatest drivers and the first to win three consecutive Cup titles, died Sunday. He was 84. NASCAR announced the death of the Hall of Famer and South Carolina native in a statement. No cause was given. “Cale Yarborough was one of the toughest competitors NASCAR has ever seen. His combination of talent, grit and determination separated Cale from his peers, both on the track and in the record book,” said Jim France, chairman and CEO of NASCAR. “He was respected and admired by competitors and fans alike and was as comfortable behind the wheel of a tractor as he was behind the wheel of a stock car.” Known for his fierce toughness and grit, Yarborough won the Daytona 500 four times and the Southern 500 at his home track of Darlington Raceway five times. His 83 Cup Series victories are tied with Jimmie Johnson for sixth on NASCAR’s all-time wins list, and Yarborough ranks fourth with 69 pole positions. But one of his most famous moments came in the 1979 Daytona 500, the first to be televised live flag to flag across the coun-
try. Yarborough, a Golden Gloves boxer who also earned a football scholarship to Clemson, crashed while racing with Donnie Allison on the final lap for the win. The two drivers got out of their wrecked cars to fight, Allison’s brother, Bobby, pulled over to join the scrap and it was two Allison brothers versus Yarborough as Richard Petty crossed the finish line first. It was a breakthrough moment for NASCAR, which, because of a snowstorm on the East Coast, was being shown on live television to its largest audience ever. On X.com, Petty’s account offered condolences to the Yarborough family. “His rivalry and competitive spirit with The King will always be a renowned part of NASCAR History, showcasing their mutual respect and the intensity of their competition on the track,” the post said. Yarborough quit full-time racing after winning six races in 1980 and finishing second in the Cup standings after winning three straight crowns from 197678. He said at the time it was to spend more time with his three daughters. During his NASCAR Hall of Fame induction speech in 2012, Yarborough said he felt like he’d completed his journey from the bottom rung of the ladder to the top. “I sure hoped I was going to get to this point because working in the back of the fields in that hot sun would make you want to do something else,” he said. “I always
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Cale Yarborough, considered one of NASCAR’s all-time greatest drivers and the first to win three consecutive Cup titles, died Sunday. He was 84. dreamed of … ending up where I have ended up tonight.” After retirement, Yarborough opened and operated a used car dealership in the Pee Dee region of South Carolina and served on the Florence County Council. “The NASCAR industry and our millions of fans have lost one of the grittiest and most successful superstars of all time,” Winston Kelley, executive director of the NASCAR Hall of Fame, said in a statement. “Cale’s remarkable legacy and accomplishments in NASCAR will live in our minds, our hearts and the archives of the NASCAR Hall of Fame forever.” Yarborough is survived by his wife, Betty Jo, and daughters Julie, Kelley and B.J.
“His rivalry and competitive spirit with The King will always be a renowned part of NASCAR History, showcasing their mutual respect and the intensity of their competition on the track.” Richard Petty, on X.com, on the death of Cale Yarborough
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The rapper Ye, who has a long history of making antisemitic comments, issues an apology in Hebrew By Maria Sherman The Associated Press
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THE RAPPER formerly known as Kanye West has a long history of making antisemitic comments and just apologized to the Jewish community in an Instagram post written in Hebrew. In the Tuesday post, he apologized to the Jewish community “for any unintended outburst caused by my words or actions.” The rapper legally changed his name to Ye in 2021. The statement arrives less than two weeks after Ye went on an antisemitic rant in Las Vegas while promoting his upcoming album. In the rant, he made insidious insinuations about Jewish influence and compared himself to Jesus Christ and Adolf Hitler. The rapper formerly known as Kanye West, who has a long history of making antisemitic comments, apologized to the Jewish community in an Instagram post written in Hebrew on Tuesday. “I sincerely apologize to the Jewish community for any unintended outburst caused by my words or actions,” Ye wrote. “It was not my intention to offend or demean, and I deeply regret any pain I may have caused,”
continued the rapper, who legally changed his name to Ye in 2021. The statement arrives less than two weeks after Ye went on an antisemitic rant in Las Vegas while promoting his upcoming album “Vultures,” due out Jan. 12. In the rant, he made insidious insinuations about Jewish influence and compared himself to Jesus Christ and Adolf Hitler. “After causing untold damage by using his vast influence and platform to poison countless minds with vicious antisemitism and hate, an apology in Hebrew may be the first step on a long journey towards making amends to the Jewish community and all those who he has hurt,” the Anti-Defamation League said in a statement to The Associated Press and other news outlets on Tuesday. “Ultimately, actions will speak louder than words but this initial act of contrition is welcome.” The American Jewish Committee, however, criticized Ye’s use of Hebrew in the apology. “Beyond being bizarre and possibly a ploy to gain more attention, the Hebrew apology — posted without translation — is inaccessible to most American Jews who do not speak the language,” the AJC said in a state-
ment to the AP. “To be sure, using Hebrew to communicate with the Jewish community intentionally denies most American Jews— and, consequently, non-Jews—the ability to directly see Kanye’s apology.” “While he claims that he is committed to learning and greater understanding, this apology speaks to ‘any pain I may have caused,’ rather than acknowledging the pain that he has caused,” the AJC continued. Ye has a history of offensive and antisemitic comments, including repeated praise of Hitler and the Nazis. He also once suggested slavery was a choice and called the coronavirus vaccine “the mark of the beast.” In October 2022, he was criticized for wearing a “White Lives Matter” T-shirt at his Paris Fashion Week show and tweeted that he was going to go “death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE,” an apparent reference to the U.S. defense readiness condition scale, DEFCON. Later that month, the Balenciaga fashion house cut ties with Ye and he lost the lucrative partnership with Adidas that helped catapult him to billionaire status over his remarks. He was also dropped by talent
agency CAA, and his documentary with MRC Entertainment was scrapped. He was locked out of his accounts on Instagram and what was then known as Twitter, though he has since returned to both platforms. This isn’t the first the rapper has apologized for his antisemitic comments. He expressed some remorse for his “death con 3” tweet on a podcast in October 2022, characterizing the initial tweet as a mistake and apologizing to “the Jewish community.” He also went on “Piers Morgan Uncensored.” “I will say I’m sorry for the people that I hurt with the confusion that I caused,” he said on the show. But less than two months later, he told conspiracy theorist and host Alex Jones that he sees “good things about Hitler.” “We’ve seen this behavior from Kanye before — the antisemitic rant and the follow-up apology,” the American Jewish Committee said. Ye’s latest apology ends with him saying he’s committed to “learning from this experience” and plans on “making amends.” A representative for Ye did not immediately respond to the AP’s request for further comment.
135th Rose Parade boasts floral floats, sunny skies as California tradition kicks off the new year The Associated Press PASADENA, Calif. — Floral floats, marching bands and equestrian units took to the streets under a sunny California sky as the 135th Rose Parade drew hundreds of thousands of spectators on New Year’s Day. The Pasadena, California, tradition on Monday featured Broadway legend Audra McDonald as grand marshal and the theme “Celebrating a World of Music: The Universal Language.” The top prize, the 2024 Sweepstakes Trophy, went to the San Diego Zoo for the float “It All Started With a Roar,” depicting its mascot Rex the Lion and celebrating wildlife conservation. Huge crowds lined the parade route. Many camped out on sidewalks overnight. PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Floral floats, marching bands and equestrian units took to the streets under a sunny California sky as the 135th Rose Parade drew hundreds of thousands of spectators on New Year’s Day. The Pasadena tradition on Monday featured Broadway leg-
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The Downey Rose Float Associate float moves along the parade route at the 135th Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif., Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. end Audra McDonald as grand marshal and the theme “Celebrating a World of Music: The Universal Language.” After recent rains and gray
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tion of flowers. The top prize, the 2024 Sweepstakes Trophy, went to the San Diego Zoo for the 55-foot (16.8-meter) float “It All Started With a Roar,” depicting its mascot Rex the Lion and celebrating wildlife conservation. The scheduled performers included Destiny’s Child singer Michelle WIlliams, “The Voice” winner Cassadee Pope and “American Idol” champion Jordin Sparks. Huge crowds lined the 5.5mile (8.8-kilometer) parade route. Many camped out on sidewalks overnight, staking out their spots in the afternoon on New Year’s Eve. The parade was briefly interrupted by about 50 pro-Palestinian protesters carrying a banner demanding a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas. They blocked the route before peacefully dispersing under police orders, said city spokesperson Lisa Derderian. McDonald was set to toss the coin before the 110th Rose Bowl college football game between Alabama and Michigan.
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