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Chatham’s most talented teen writers BRIEF this week

Late last year, the Chatham Library held a writing contest for the county’s teens. The library and the winners generously allowed us to print the winning submissions. For space reasons, we are spreading them out over several weeks — first up is Seaforth sophomore and first-place winner Abby Zwahlen.

County Commissioners meeting shifted due to MLK holiday The Chatham County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday at the Chatham County Agriculture and Conference Center at 6pm which occurred after press deadline. The board typically meets on Monday nights but shifted the meeting day due to the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. There was no work session this week. The meeting’s agenda includes several zoning requests. The board was set to proclaim February as “We Love Seniors” Month in recognition of Chatham having the eighth-highest percentage of population over the age of 65 in 2023, in North Carolina. The commissioners were also slated for hearings on a zoning request for a new drinking water treatment facility in New Hope Township and a special use permit for a new wireless telecommunications tower in Cape Fear Township. Full details of the meeting will be published in next week’s issue of the Chatham News & Record.

Abby Zwahlen

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I’M ABBY ZWAHLEN and I’ve been writing for as long as I can remember. Until this year, I’d never really put my writing out there, but it’s been such a great experience, and I’m so glad I did!

I’m a sophomore at Seaforth High School and joined our writing team for The Quill, a statewide writing competition for North Carolina high and middle school students. And we won! I got first in the Creative Writing category and was crowned the 2023-24 Creative Writing Scholastic Champion. Between that and winning the Chatham County Teen Writing Contest, I’ve see firsthand what can happen when you put yourself out there. You never know what will happen if you don’t try! I’m blessed to have such inspiring teachers, amazing friends who always have my

back, and a great family who are always willing to read my stories. (Hi guys!!!) I wrote “Under the Weather” for the Chatham Teen Writing Contest. It’s the story of a young man who misses his train on a very important day, leaving him stranded at the station with an older couple. As he tries to hide his stress, he discovers he’s forgotten something, and the good-intentioned couple helps, though not exactly in the way the young man may have hoped. I hope you enjoy my story! Turn to page A10 to read “Under the Weather.”

NC By Train sets ridership record North Carolina’s intercity passenger rail service set a record for passengers in 2023, moving 641,000 around the state. That’s a 23% rise from the 522,000 that rode in 2022. A fifth daily round trip between Raleigh and Charlotte was added in July, and a number of other events helped drive ridership including the N.C. State Fair, Lexington Barbeque Festival, and football games. “We’re pleased that NC By Train continues to grow and be an important transportation option for North Carolinians,” said Transportation Secretary Joey Hopkins. “Based on the success of the last two years, we are continuing to explore opportunities to further increase frequencies and expand service to communities across the state.”

Pittsboro Farmers Market to accept SNAP SNAP and EBT cards can now be used at the Pittsboro farmers market, open every Thursday from 3 to 6 p.m. at The Plant at 220 Lorax Lane.

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From beyond the arc Northwood senior Drake Powell hits a three against Myers Park’s Bram Early at Northwood High School in Pittsboro on January 13, 2024. Myers Park defeated Northwood 63-47. Turn to B1 for more coverage.

Chatham schools receive teacher recruitment pilot grant NC Teaching Fellows Program launches initiative to bolster education workforce By Jordan Golson Chatham News & Record PITTSBORO — Chatham County Schools is one of 20 North Carolina public school dis-

tricts to receive a $50,000 pilot grant in 2024, aimed at enhancing teacher recruitment and retention. This initiative is part of a broader effort by the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Commission to address teaching shortages and build a robust educator pipeline in the state. Superintendent Dr. Anthony D. Jackson of Chatham County Schools expressed enthusiasm

about the grant, seeing it as a testament to the state’s dedication to nurturing North Carolina’s teacher pipeline. The funding will support the district’s “Teach Chatham” program, a local initiative designed to cultivate future educators from within the community. The grant, which is renewable for three years with approved plans, will bolster various recruitment activities.

VP Harris announces $285 million for school mental health professionals Chatham News & Record CHARLOTTE — Vice President Kamala Harris announced an additional $285 million in funding to increase mental health professionals in schools across the United States at a Jan. 11 event in the Queen City. The funding, a result of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, aims to hire and train over 14,000 school mental health professionals, including 300 in North Carolina. The goal is to address the trauma experienced by students and enhance mental health services in schools to counter the

impact of gun violence. Harris emphasizes the urgent need for reasonable gun safety laws and the administration’s commitment to mental health support for students. “In the United States of America today, the number one killer of our children is gun violence…and when we take the time to consider what this means, let us understand how many people in our country, including our children, are experiencing profound trauma that manifests itself in so many ways,” Harris said in a press release. The initiative is part of Har-

ris’s leadership on gun violence prevention. The funding will support the hiring and training of counselors, psychologists, social workers, and other mental health professionals. The announcement also includes $6 million for community violence intervention through the Department of Education. Funding will be distributed to seven school districts as part of the Project Prevent grant program. U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona was also in attendance at the roundtable discussion held at a middle school in Charlotte.

Lauren Caviness, a senior at Chatham Central High School, was announced as a new NC Teaching Fellow last month. Dr. Bennett Jones, Director of the NC Teaching Fellows (NCTF) program, highlighted the collaborative nature of the initiative. “One area of focus in the Teaching Fellows statute is to be proactive, aggressive, and strategic in the recruitment of potential recipients,” Jones said in a press release. By focusing on districts with unique challenges or established teacher training programs, NCTF aims to share best practices and encourage more See GRANT, page A3

Harris has been involved in gun violence prevention, overseeing the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention and advocating for additional measures such as renewing the assault weapons ban, passing red flag legislation, and implementing background checks for all gun sales. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) has seen at least 30 guns found on its camSee KAMALA, page A3

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failure to appear. x Demaury Jamil Headen, 21, of Siler City, was arrested by Deputy Jesse Cox for larceny from the person, assault by strangulation and possession of stolen property.

x Esmeralda Sanchez Gomez, 22, of Siler City, was arrested by Deputy Zackary Gross for driving under the influence and no operator’s license. January 2 x Alex Daniel Sierra, 22, of Siler City, was arrested by Deputy Paul Durazo for non-physical, resist, delay, obstruct. x Ebone Samone Goins, 27, of Bessemer, AL, was arrested by Deputy Jonathan Frazier for failure to appear on criminal summons or citation.

January 4 x Kristen Nicole Edwards, 35, of Pittsboro, was arrested by Deputy Vincent Iorio for injury to personal property and second-degree trespassing. January 5 x Jackie Ray Caudle, 52, of Goldston, was arrested by Deputy Tyler Clark for assault by pointing a gun.

x Cameron Alante Green, 33, of Carrboro, was arrested by Deputy Jessie Taub for disclosing private images/ adult.

x Akila Malik Austin, 30, of Asheboro, was arrested by Deputy Anderson Ray for failure to appear.

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x Alexis Naomi Ruiz, 30, of Garner, was arrested by Deputy Marlene Gomez for DVPO violation.

x Daniel Vazquez Garcia, 36, of Asheboro, was arrested by Deputy Derek Parsons for failure to appear.

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x Andre Alexander Jackson, 21, of Pittsboro, was arrested by Deputy Zackary Gross for assault, damage to personal property, possession of marijuana up to ½ oz. and driving with license revoked/ impaired revoked. January 8 x Alexis Mieka Mason, 24, of Asheboro, was arrested by Deputy Reid Allshouse for attempted first-degree murder. January 9 x Wilson Gonzalez-Bravo, 29, of Chapel Hill, was arrested by Deputy Jonathan Frazier for assault on a female. January 11 x Braxton Howard Edmondson, 33, of Pittsboro, was arrested by Deputy Jesse Cox for failure to appearallow conduct on licensed premises and failure to appear on a charge of aiding underage purchase of alcohol by person under 21.

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and provide guidance. In 2023, the program processed 680 returns. To schedule an appointment, individuals should call the Aging Services VITA line at 919-5424512 ext. 225. Appointments will be held at the following times and locations: Pittsboro Center for Active Living 365 Highway 87 North Every Wednesday from Feb. 7 to April 10 from 1 to 4 p.m, plus Feb. 14 and Feb. 28 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Every Saturday from Feb. 3 to April 13 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Except March 2 and April 6) Siler City Center for Active Living 112 Village Lake Road Every Tuesday from Feb. 6 to April 9 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Except March 12 and April 2) Saturday March 2 and April 6 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Goldston Town Hall 40 Coral Avenue Tuesday March 12 and April 2 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Local colleges host ‘FAFSA Day’ to help with financial aid paperwork The events will take place Sat., Jan. 27 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Chatham News & Record 60 UNIVERSITIES and community colleges across North Carolina will host free “FAFSA Day” events later this month to assist students and parents with filling out the new financial aid form. Locally, Central Carolina Community College in Sanford and Randolph Community College in Asheboro will participate, on Saturday Jan. 27 from 9 a.m. to noon. Visit the CCCC Academic Assistance Center (Marchant Hall) on the Lee Main Campus at 1105 Kelly Drive in Sanford, or RCC’s event in rooms 106 and 108 in the Continuing Education and Industrial Center on

KAMALA, from page A1 puses in the past few years per reporting by WBT Radio host Brett Jensen. In a Jan. 13, 2023, report, Jensen noted the impact of CMS implementing body scanners and the vast reduction in guns on school grounds with 2

the Asheboro Campus. The FAFSA form allows eligible North Carolinians from households making $80,000 or less to access the Next NC Scholarship, a combination of the federal Pell Grant and state-funded financial aid that can fully cover tuition and fees at NC community colleges — or half, or more, of the costs to attend any public university in the state. Students and parents should first fill out an FSA ID application at studentaid.gov, and be sure to bring 2022 tax and asset information to the event. For more information, call CCCC’s Financial Aid office at (919) 718-7229 or email finaid@cccc.edu — or call RCC’s office at (336) 633-0200 or visit randolph.edu. Learn more about the Next NC Scholarship at nextncscholarship.org.

guns found during the school year so far, down from 23 during the same period in the previous year. Officials Jensen spoke to attributed the drop in number of guns found in schools to weapons deterrent systems as having had the biggest impact and not mental health resources.

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GRANT, from page A1 students to join the educator preparation programs in North Carolina. In addition to Chatham County, the pilot grants will be distributed to districts across all eight regions of the Department of Public Instruction. These districts were chosen for their expressed interest in grow-your-own teacher programs and facing specific recruitment challenges. The initiative targets regions with high

teacher attrition rates and aims to draw candidates from diverse backgrounds, including rural and remote areas. The NCTF program is a competitive, merit-based forgivable loan system, offering up to $10,000 per year in tuition assistance. It seeks to recruit and prepare students committed to teaching elementary education, special education, science, technology, engineering, or math in North Carolina public schools. The grant’s impact extends beyond financial assistance. It

aims to provide professional development support in alignment with the Teaching Fellows program, fostering a new generation of educators equipped to meet the evolving demands of teaching in North Carolina. With this initiative, Chatham County Schools and its partners, including Central Carolina Community College and the UNC School of Education, hope to effectively address the local teacher shortage and ensure a steady flow of well-prepared educators for the community.

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COLUMN | ANDREW TAYLOR-TROUTMAN

The real game For now, we show up.

MY FAMILY AND I cheered for Northwood High School last Saturday night in their gym. We roared praise and stomped on the wooden bleachers, like the “Nut House” (the affectionately named student section), when superstar Drake Powell drove the length of the court and made a spectacular layup. Northwood played heavily-favored Myers Park from Charlotte. Their superstars made several threepointers, and their big man scored at will against our smaller players. The first quarter ended with Myers Park appearing dominant. As the players huddled around their respective coaches, a man with a microphone strode onto the court. He told the crowd that one of the student-athletes had been in a terrible car accident last Saturday. I sat up straight. My church had been praying for this young man, but I hadn’t heard any updates. The announcer informed us that not only was he out of the hospital, but he was here tonight! The crowd cheered and rose to a standing ovation as the young man got to his feet from a folding chair near the Northwood bench. The cheerleaders held enlarged copies of his school picture. He waved to the crowd, then

made a heart over his chest with both of his hands. I found myself choking back sobs. The game resumed. As I wiped tears from my eyes, I watched the young man from across the court. An adult on either side helped to ease him back into his chair. It was clear that it would take time for him to recover fully. He still needed support and encouragement. While they might protest, all high schoolers, like all of us, are fragile. They can do amazing things on and off the court and field, but it only takes a moment to lose everything. It is possible that, one day, a couple of them might become professional athletes. More will be doctors, musicians, and scientists. Journalists, preachers, and business owners. Parents and community leaders. We will hear about their success in life and chuckle, “I knew them way back then!” For now, we show up. We sit on uncomfortable wooden bleachers. We cheer. We groan, such as last Saturday, when they lose. We pat them on the back. “Get them next time,” we smile, praying silently that, yes, there will be a next time. Life is so fragile and so sacred. We show up for each other.

EDITORIAL | BOB WACHS

Not all spirits … great spirits Finally we come to the unvarnished truth: neither of us can remember if we did or didn’t.

SOME ANCIENT AMERICAN CULTURES, such as those of some of what we now call “native Americans” but which were known as “Indians” when I was a little boy, as well as cultures and societies in other parts of the world, have an interesting take on life. Many of them believe that people aren’t the only part of creation that lives. Many of them believe that every other part of our world has life within. And I’m not talking about trees or plants or birds or animals or fish or stuff like that. Instead, I mean such parts of creation like rocks or water or dirt or other inanimate objects. These folks typically are very good stewards of the earth and all within it. They have to be; if they aren’t then the god of rocks will cause boulders to crush them some day as they innocently walk by the local quarry. Same with water, dirt, lightning, the wind . . . well, you name it; as far as members of many cultures are concerned there are gods and spirits – good and evil – everywhere so you can’t be too careful. The bad news here, at least for me, is that I’m starting to believe there’s some truth to all that. I’m pretty sure I’ve discovered two of them and both of them are living at my house. The first one is the god of hangers . . . not the kind where you park airplanes, which is actually hangar with an “a.” Rather, I’m talking about the kind on which you drape pants that are six inches too small in the waist so they can go into permanent hiding deep within the confines of your bedroom closet because you “might wear them some day,” which never comes because you’re not going to turn the clock back 20 years and look good in your BVDs again. Same with shirts that are 15 ½ in the neck and suits that are 40 long and so on and on and . . . well, you get the idea. As long as there is an article of clothing on a hanger there’s no problem. It’s when you actually get inspired and throw out a few articles of clothing, donating them to a thrift shop

or finally throwing away the jeans that have more holes than fabric, and the hangers are empty that the fun . . . er, torture . . . starts. Maybe it’s because hangers don’t like to be naked; maybe they feel unfilled; I don’t know. But when I do know is if you take two empty hangers, hang them on a closet rod, turn out the light and walk away that within 7 minutes the two hangers will multiply into 14 and be engrossed in a knot that would make an Eagle Scout proud. This has happened to yours truly several times lately. I don’t know if that means I once had too many clothes or now have too many hangers. Either way it’s getting to the point it’s just easier to toss my clothes into a pile in the corner except that Shirley says it doesn’t look good and if someone comes they’ll see it and it won’t look good. I tell her just to keep strangers and visitors out of the bedroom. The other spirit is the one that waits until we’re 11 miles from home, late for church or for a sale on hangers at the local store, and then crawls into my mind and plants the seed question: “Did you turn off the stove?” Nine more miles down the road and another 10 minutes later I’m still wrestling with that same thought. It doesn’t do any good to run it by Shirley: “Did we/ you/I turn off the stove before we left the house?” “Yes; I’m sure of it,” she says. “. . . I think. “Didn’t we? “Did we? “We probably did . . . didn’t we?” Finally we come to the unvarnished truth: neither of us can remember if we did or didn’t. So we do a turn that would make Richard Petty proud, hurry home, unlock the door, trip over the dog, and see the stove sitting there all cool with all switches and buttons off. Somewhere a spirit is laughing and hangers are entwining themselves . . . I know. I hear them. Don’t you?

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COLUMN | JAN HUTTON

COLUMN SUSAN ESTRICH

The return of … shoulds Did I just hear some whispers from the peanut gallery?

OH, GEEZ, here it comes! The SHOULD buggy rides again. (I should this, I should that.) Of course, let’s be honest, the should buggy is an equal-opportunity ride for all of us. (Anyone out there immune to shoulds?) My particular choices for de-shoulding modalities have included: therapy, Al-Anon, caring friends, standing on my head, and considerable dark chocolate consumption. However, as much as I hate making this admission, whenever the “shoulds“ volume gets turned up, there are usually lurking lessons for me to learn. Did I just hear some whispers from the peanut gallery? Yes? You, too, continue to wrestle with should-itis? Hallelujah! I’m not alone! Paraphrasing that classic movie, Ghostbusters, “Who you gonna call? SHOULD BUSTERS?” (Anyone have their number?) Brass tacks time, folks. Shoulds can be emotionally corrosive, tiring, facilitate the wearing of dental night guards for stress (which are not cheap!), and as they say, the beat goes on. I often seem to be falling down the rabbit hole of my shoulds! (As you can see, I also have a gift for melodrama.) Time to stop and take the temperature of words that have tumbled out onto this page. What’s present? Oh, right, irritability, frustration, a smidgin of anger, lurking lessons, and thank heavens, I’m still in possession of my sense of

humor. Our growth journey as humans is waylaid with shoulds. I’m guessing you’ve noticed? If you haven’t been impacted by the magnitude of our collective human should-isms, I’m in awe. (If you’re remarkably unscathed by should-itis, I’m wondering whether you have a guardian angel who might be willing to take on another human? Me.) Now, stop, just stop, with all this should bashing! I may have an aversion to shoulds because I often have to sweat my way through them, discerning what’s real. But I just realized (thank you universe for making me write this!) that finding my way through the should obstacle course is likely no different than pushing myself to get fit with challenging exercise. You know, the type of exercise where I need to sweat to make physical gains. Not necessarily fun, but the outcome of that sweat is a better me. I don’t know if I’ll ever fully make peace with my lifelong should struggles. However, I better understand how my shoulds help crystallize who I am. They support me in more sharply defining my essential “Jan-ness.” For our continued journeys in should-land, I leave you with pithy words of wisdom from a much-loved mentor: “You’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” ~ Winnie the Pooh (whoops, A.A. Milne.)

COLUMN | BEN SHAPIRO

Biden’s scare-the-hell-out-of-you reelection campaign Anytime Biden finishes a speech, he transforms into a Roomba.

JOE BIDEN is facing an uphill re-election battle. He is desperate, and he should be. The world is an uglier and an uglier place under Biden. Nearly no one believes the country is moving in the right direction. Americans are deeply dissatisfied with the economy; America is experiencing an unprecedented illegal immigration crisis; and the world seems to be on fire, from the Middle East to Ukraine. Meanwhile, Biden himself is clearly ailing; as comedian Shane Gillis recently said, “My favorite thing about Biden is anytime Biden finishes a speech, he transforms into a Roomba.” This is clearly true. In fact, after Biden’s recent diatribe against Donald Trump at Valley Forge, Dr. Jill Biden — the greatest physician in all the land — charged up on the stage like a shepherd attempting to pen in a wandering sheep, corralling the president toward the back of the stage. So, what can Biden do? He can pull out all the scare tactics he knows. And that’s precisely what he’s doing, fully 10 months from the 2024 election. His campaign is predicated on two main issues: Trump, and also Trump. First, Biden argues, Donald Trump is apparently a threat to democracy. Biden stated at Valley Forge, “Donald Trump’s campaign is obsessed with the past, not the future. He’s willing to sacrifice our democracy, put himself in power.” He said this in the middle of a speech about the evils of Jan. 6 — while labeling Trump an insurrectionist, which presumably would disqualify Trump from the ballot. Biden’s own Department of Justice has hit Trump with two separate federal criminal cases, one in Florida, the other in Washington, D.C. It is, in other words, a tough case to make that Trump is the true threat to democracy, while Biden is democracy’s defender. Second, Biden argues, Donald Trump is a white supremacist. Biden stated at Emanuel

AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina — the site of a white supremacist mass shooting in 2015 — that Trump’s election denial represented a “second lost cause,” somehow comparable to the Southern Lost Cause narrative that portrayed the loss of the Civil War as the death of a grand and glorious way of life at the hands of perfidious Yankees. Yes, Biden suggested, Trump was akin to the Confederates. And he, Joe Biden, would stand in their way. Biden has made this case before. Against — yes, really — Mitt Romney. Back in 2012, Biden argued that Romney would put Black Americans “back in chains.” Suffice it to say that Biden has little credibility trying to breathe new life into that political corpse. Joe Biden requires Donald Trump. He needs him. But he’s still unlikely to beat him. That’s why Biden is steering so strongly to his left rather than toward the middle. At his speech in Charleston, pro-Hamas protesters began chanting for a ceasefire in Gaza, which would leave Hamas in power after the Oct. 7 massacre. Biden sheepishly replied, “I understand their passion, and I’ve been quietly working with the Israeli government to get them to reduce and significantly get out of Gaza.” Biden can’t leave any stone, no matter how radical, unturned. And that tactic will, in turn, drive away many moderate voters who are sick of the chaos the Biden era has ushered in. In short, Biden is re-running his 2020 campaign. There’s one big difference this time: This time, Joe Biden is the president. And we all know it. Ben Shapiro, 39, is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School, host of “The Ben Shapiro Show,” and co-founder of Daily Wire+. He is a three-time New York Times bestselling author; his latest book is “The Authoritarian Moment: How The Left Weaponized America’s Institutions Against Dissent.”

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How to lose a lawsuit NO LAWYER WOULD EVER advise a client to do what Donald Trump has done. He has perfected the art, if you can call it that, of attacking and trying to intimidate the judges who will decide his fate. In New York, at the conclusion of his fraud trial — which is not a jury trial, but will be decided by the judge — he stood up and declared the proceeding to be a “political witch hunt.” Ignoring the judge’s specific admonition that he stick to the facts of the case and not give a campaign speech, that is exactly what he did. “We have a situation where I’m an innocent man. I’ve been persecuted by somebody running for office and I think you have to go outside the bounds,” he added. “What’s happened here sir is a fraud on me ... They want to make sure that I don’t win again and this is partially election interference ... I deserve damages,” which is not on the table. According to news reports, Trump directly attacked the judge before he cut him off saying, “You have your own agenda, I certainly understand that. You can’t listen for more than one minute.” Attacking the judge in open court, as he has been doing outside the courthouse and on social media, as well as attacking the judge’s staff, is no way to win a lawsuit. The only thing that is more likely to lead to defeat is to walk out of the courtroom and threaten “bedlam” if the court rules against you, which is precisely what Trump did last week after the argument in front of the D.C. Circuit in which Trump’s lawyers claimed that he was absolutely immune from prosecution for crimes committed while he was president. According to news reports, and as many of us assumed, the panel hearing the case was deeply skeptical of the extreme and unprecedented position taken by the Trump team. The only things more outrageous than the legal argument were the statements Trump made outside after the argument was over. “I think they feel this is the way they’re going to try and win, and that’s not the way it goes,” Trump said. “It’ll be bedlam in the country. It’s a very bad thing. It’s a very bad precedent. As we said, it’s the opening of a Pandora’s box.” He literally evaded a reporter’s question after this statement as to whether he was condoning political violence. This was literally three days after the third anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. His refusal to simply condemn political violence is, quite literally, shocking. President Joe Biden responded: “Trump won’t do what an American president must do; he refuses to denounce political violence. So hear me clearly, I will say what Donald Trump won’t: Political violence is never acceptable in the United States — never, never, never. It has no place in the democracy. None.” And what did Trump do next? He threatened to go after Biden if he returns to office. He’s made this threat before. “Joe would be ripe for indictment,” he said in a video. “He has to be careful because that can happen to him also.” No one forced Trump to attend these court hearings. There is no way his presence, or the statements made inside and outside the courtroom, helped his legal case, which his aides have told reporters is the reason he chooses to attend these court sessions. He is, plainly and simply, using them as political theater, as campaign appearances, to juice up his supporters to buy the fictional lie that Trump is the victim of political prosecutions. That may be what his supporters believe and want to hear. It may help him raise money, as he has done every time he has been indicted. But decades of experience have taught me that political theater does not sway judges. It simply doesn’t work that way. Ignoring the limits set by the court, as Trump did with the judge in New York, does not intimidate a judge who has repeatedly stood up to Trump in an effort to protect his own staff from the former president’s vitriol. The only thing that could be less effective is to threaten the judges with predictions of political violence. Trump is weaponizing the judicial system for his own political gain, but in the long run, he will face the consequences. And the long run may not be as long as he hopes.

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Bill “Duck” Williams

Sept. 23rd, 1942 – Jan. 3rd, 2024 Liddell-Bill Austin “Duck” Williams, 81, passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2024. Duck was born in Lenoir County to the late Richard Clyde Williams and Mettie Lorraine Brinson Williams on September 23, 1942. Following graduation from high school, Duck served in the United States Army from 1966 until his honorable discharge in August 1968. From there, he went to work at Caswell Center where he served as an Emergency Medical Technician until his retirement. For Duck, it only took two things to make his day go well. First, everything needed to go the right way—his way. Second, plenty of Diet Dr. Pepper needed to be on hand. No matter where he went, his Diet Dr. Pepper was as close to him as his clothes, for it was his drink of choice no matter the time of day. Square nabs went well with it, too; sometimes Toast-Chee, and sometimes Nekot, but always square. Taking out his hunting dogs and finding a covey of quail to stir was a favorite pastime in earlier years. Through all of his days, the love of classic cars filled him. Owning a ’56 Ford Victoria, a ’63 Galaxy convertible, and a ’66 F100 pickup, he was a walking encyclopedia of nearly every make and model of classic cars. Getting together with buddies of like interest, he was a member of

the Carolina Classic Cruisers. Duck loved a new car nearly as much as he did classic cars. He saw no need to keep a car for very long if something better came along. Sometimes he traded cars so often, his wife Pat sometimes wasn’t sure if it was Duck pulling in the driveway or if they were welcoming a visitor. Though cars fell somewhere at the top of Duck’s greatest loves, they paled in comparison to his admiration for his grandchildren. Duck loved all children, yet none compared to those he called his own family. If he didn’t talk to them, he made sure that Pat told them that he loved them every day. Trips to the mountains were always a special time for the family, and they are grateful that they had the chance to be together in the mountains in mid-December. Anytime was a good time to travel to the mountains, but especially during the fall when leaves were changing. No matter the season, mountain trips weren’t complete without a stop at Joey’s Pancakes in Maggie Valley. A service of love and remembrance was held on Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home with Pastor Steve Grissom officiating. Committal with military honors to follow at Pinelawn Memorial Park. The family received friends following the committal in the Pinelawn Mausoleum Chapel. Duck is survived by his wife of 54 years, Pat Williams; son, Greg Williams and wife, Annette; grandchildren, Shane Williams, Blake Williams, and Nikki Williams; and siblings, Brenda Pierce, Faye Norris, George Williams, and Ressie Paschall. Online condolences may be expressed at www.rousefh.com. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, or to Shriners Hospitals for Children, PO Box 947765, Atlanta, GA 30394. Arrangements are entrusted to Rouse Funeral Home, La Grange.

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spouses. She was born in Chatham County to the late Henry Chapin Thomas and Beatrice Petty Thomas. She is predeceased by her husband, Arned Hinshaw and brother, Jimmy Neal Thomas. Mrs. Hinshaw worked and supported her husband through law school, medical school, and numerous US Army assignments all while bringing up children born in Ft. Benning, Ft. Bliss, and Ft. Bragg. Her children’s friends and cousins were always welcome in her home. Virginia was a lifelong faithful believer in Christ and attended Epworth Methodist church in Durham until she became housebound. Her love of her family and volunteer work in the Red Cross, Urban Ministries, and Epworth was evident in everything she did. Thank you to all who knew

and loved her. Mrs. Hinshaw is survived by her daughters, Leigh Ann Hinshaw, and Beth Hinshaw Greene; son, Edward Henry Hinshaw; sister, Betty Love; grandchildren, Lyndsay Gregory, Parker Hinshaw, Tyler Hinshaw, Robert Hinshaw, Alyssa Greene, Caleb Greene, Lauren Greene; great-grandchildren, Kayden Hinshaw, Cameron Gregory, and Hunter Hinshaw. A memorial service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Susan G. Komen for the Cure: https://www.komen.org/ The family is being assisted by Clements Funeral & Cremation Services, Inc. in Durham. Online condolences may be sent to www. clementsfuneralservice.com.

1936, to Herman Glen Hanks and Grace Dale Hanks. Johnnie was a caring and loving wife, mother, grandmother, and greatgrandmother. She graduated from Imperial Valley College in California. In 1989, Johnnie received her Doctorial Degree at the Orlando Institute in Orlando, FL. She was a founding pastor of the Faith Assembly Church in Siler City from 1977-1981. She loved her bible studies, painting, crocheting, her family, and playing piano. Johnnie is survived by her sons, Dennis of Siler City, Kenneth (Ladonna) of Bakersfield, CA, Lynden (Lenny) (Lorraine) of Siler City; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; brother, Wendell Hanks of Lake Isabella, CA. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her

husband of almost 59 years, Billy Joe David, two sisters, one brother, and one greatgrandson. The family will receive friends Thursday, January 18, 2024, from 1-2 pm at Faith Family Ministries, 225 Chatham Square, Siler City, NC. Services will follow at 2 pm with Reverend Lowell Poock, Sr and Reverend Lowell Poock, Jr officiating. Interment will be at Chatham Memorial Park, 13260 US-64, Siler City, NC. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made in Johnnie’s honor to The Jimmy Swaggart Ministries, www. JSM.org. Smith & Buckner Funeral Home is serving the David family. Online condolences can be made at https://www. SmithBucknerFH.com.

two daughters, Lorianne Anderson and husband Chad of Pittsboro, Lisa Braxton and husband Michael of Pittsboro, two sisters, Edith Carter of Sanford, Linda O’Neil of Lamar, South Carolina, and one brother David Quinn and wife Claudette of Lamar, South Carolina, one granddaughter, Ashley Thomas and husband Will of Pittsboro, two great granddaughters, Evelyn and Gracelyn, one great grandson Cayden, and several nieces, nephews, great nieces, and nephews. Growing up in the Moncure community, she graduated from Moncure High School in 1960, where she excelled as a basketball player. After graduation she started working, with a long career, in banking and retired after 44 years. Laura worked at Donaldson Funeral Home & Crematory where she enjoyed her time working with the Donaldson Funeral Home & Crematory family. What Laura really enjoyed

was spending time with her family, friends, and traveling to the mountains, beach, and shopping. Every Friday night she enjoyed socializing with her friends at the Dry Dock in Siler City. The family will receive friends on Thursday, January 18, 2024, from 12:00PM12:50PM at Donaldson Funeral Home & Crematory Griffin Chapel. A Memorial Service will follow at 1:00PM with Rev. Ray Gooch presiding. In lieu of flowers, the family wishes for donations to be made in Laura’s memory to the Jim & Betsy Bryan Hospice House at UNC Health Foundation ATTN: Tina 123 W. Franklin Street Chapel Hill, NC 27516 and on memo line indicate Hospice House. Condolences may be made at www.donaldsonfunerals. com Donaldson Funeral Home & Crematory is honored to serve the Whitaker family.

Virginia Thomas Hinshaw January 12th, 2024

Virginia Thomas Hinshaw, 94, known by many as Mimi, passed away on Saturday, January 12, 2024 at UNC Hospital Hillsborough surrounded by children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and children’s

Johnnie Hanks David

October 29, 1936 – January 12, 2024 Johnnie Frances Hanks David (Dr. THD), 87, of Siler City went to her heavenly home on Friday, January 12, 2024, surrounded by her loved ones. She was born in Larkin, AR on October 29,

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Laura Whitaker

Oct.16th, 1941-Jan.13th, 2024 Laura Whitaker, age 82, was called home to her Lord and Savior on Saturday January 13, 2024, at the Jim & Betsy Bryan Hospice House of UNC Health in Pittsboro. Laura was born in Moncure, North Carolina on October 16, 1941, to the late David Guinn and Myrtle Burns Guinn. She is survived by her loving husband of 59 years, Charles E Whitaker,

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Johny Narvell Corder

May 5th, 1942-Jan.9th, 2024 Johny Narvell Corder, 81, of Chatham County, went home to the Lord on Tuesday, January 9th, 2024, at home surrounded by loved ones. Johny was born in Chatham County, May 5th, 1942, to Jesse G. Corder and Mamie Lawson Corder. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his three sisters, Alma Jean Wilkerson, Maxie Coley, and Debbie Chilton: two brothers, Joe Corder and William “Billy” Corder. Johny was an Army Veteran

Ruth E. Phillips

Feb.12th, 1930-Jan.12th, 2024 Ruth Welch Elder Phillips, 93, of Country Club Drive, died Friday, January 12, 2024 in ECU Health Chowan Hospital, Edenton. Mrs. Phillips was born on February 12, 1930 and was raised in Siler City, the daughter of the late Harland H. “Buster” and Nell Welch Elder. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, ² 'HF William Lee “Bill” 548and words Phillips, Sr.; by a sister, Jenny Fitch. A retired Eligibility

that served in the Vietnam Conflict. He attended CCTC -Sanford and majored in business. He worked in the agriculture field as a poultry fabricator. He was an avid golfer and softball player. He loved watching westerns, fishing, telling jokes and had a contagious sense of humor. Before his declining health, you could find him at Scooters talking, eating, drinking coffee, and reading the newspaper. He is survived by one son, Carlton “Kip” Corder of Siler City; one daughter, Kimberly Corder Joyce (Shane) of Siler City; three grandchildren, Blake (Ashley), Savannah, and Karlee; and numerous nieces and nephews. A visitation service will be Saturday, January 13th, 2024, at Smith & Buckner Funeral Home from 6-8 PM. Funeral service will be Wednesday, January 24th, 2024, at 11 AM, at Salisbury National Cemetery, in Salisbury, NC, officiated by Pastor John Klink, Jr. of Brookdale Baptist Church in Siler City. Smith & Buckner Funeral Home is assisting the Corder family. Online condolences can be made at www.smithbucknerfh. com

Specialist with the Chowan County Department of Social Services, she was a member of Edenton United Methodist Church. Surviving are her children, Janet P. Clark (husband, Dr. M. Gray Clark) of Greensboro and Bill L. Phillips, Jr. (wife, Claire Copeland Phillips) of Edenton; a sister, Dorothy J. “Dot” Harris (husband, Bob) of Southport; a brother, Bill Elder (wife, Barbara) of Siler City; grandsons, Aaron Clark (wife, Alyssa) of Gilbert, AZ and Jacob Clark (wife, Virginia) of Mesa, AZ; and four greatgrandchildren, Emerson, Everett, Olivia, and Cameron Clark. A graveside service will be held Tuesday, January 16th, at 10:00 a.m. in Chatham Memorial Park, 13260 US Hwy 64 West, Siler City, and will be conducted by her son-in-law, Dr. M. Gray Clark. Miller Funeral Home & Crematory, 735 Virginia Road, Edenton, is assisting the family with arrangements and online condolences may be made by visiting www.millerfhc.com.

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Alice Faye Weaver Hook, age 85 of Moncure passed away on Wednesday (1/10/2024) at Liberty Commons in Sanford, NC. Alice was born on August 24,1938 the daughter of William Clinton Weaver and Gladys Udel Barnes Weaver. Alice was one of ten children. She was preceded in death by her parents. Her husband Carl Edward Hooks, Daughter; Angela Faye Hooks. Two brothers, Richard Weaver, and Kenneth Weaver. Four sisters, Linda Boyette, Brenda Wall, Libby Weaver and Carol Pearce. One grandson of Joshua Hearn. Two great-grandsons; Blade Preston and Hunter Dale Hearn. Funeral Service will be conducted at 2 PM on Sunday (1/14/2024) at the Merry Oaks Baptist Church, New Hill, NC with the Rev. Jim Brady, Officiating Burial will follow in the Merry Oaks Baptist Church Cemetery. Alice is survived by three daughters; Jessica Hooks Hilton (James) of Sanford, NC, Elaine Hooks of Moncure, NC and Laura Hooks Stafford (Park) of Leesville, SC. Son, Sandy Hooks of Moncure, NC. Two sisters; Audrey Weaver Stott (Freddie) of Sims, NC and Mary Weaver Winslow (Tim) of Leesburg, Fla. One brother Melvin Weaver (Miriam) of Leesburg, Fla. Eight grandchildren; Danielle Miller, Allyson Fitzsimmons (Knapp), Liza Miller, James Hilton, Rachael Beal (Lance), Joe Riley (Rachel), Bethany Ellison (Dan) and Erika Stafford. Eleven Great-Grandchildren. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the Merry Oaks Baptist Church

Steve was born in Guilford County on August 25, 1949 to Ted and Betty Jones Hughes. He served in the Marine Reserves for four years and was an Insurance Salesman for 25 years. Steve enjoyed hunting, fishing and playing golf. He loved his family and spending time with them. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Debbie Neal Hughes and son, Nicholas “Nicky” Hughes. He is survived by his brothers, Chuck Hughes, of Siler City, Mike Hughes and wife, Kim, of Winnabow, and Chris Hughes and wife, Angie, of Bear Creek, brother-in-law, Mike Neal and wife, Joan, of Bear Creek; nieces and nephews, David Hughes, Candace Thomas, Allison Kuglitsch, Megan Tingle, Caroline Hughes, Cameron Hughes, Taylor Hughes and Jackson Hughes; special Aunt Barbara and a host of family and friends.

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DISTRICT COURT DIVISION CHATHAM COUNTY FILE NO. FILE NO. 19 CvD 641

COUNTY OF CHATHAM Plaintiff, vs. HUBERT MATTHEWS, et al Defendants. TO: PATRICE L. MATTHEWS and spouse, if any, and ANY HEIRS, ASSIGNS, or DEVISEES of PATRICE L. MATTHEWS 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 January 18, 2024. 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. 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 January 18, 2024, or by February 20, 2024, and upon your failure to do so, the party seeking service of process by publication will apply to the Court for relief sought. This the 4th day of January, 2024.

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ZACCHAEUS LEGAL SERVICES MARK D. BARDILL/MARK B. BARDILL 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: January 11, 2024 January 18, 2024 January 25, 2024

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TAKE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION CHATHAM COUNTY FILE NO. 08 CvD 553 COUNTY OF CHATHAM Plaintiff, vs. LEWIS L. MARSH, et al Defendants. TO: The HEIRS, ASSIGNS, and DEVISEES of FAYE M. MCDONALD 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 January 18, 2024. 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. 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 January 18, 2024, or by February 20, 2024, and upon your failure to do so, the party seeking service of process by publication will apply to the Court for relief sought. This the 4th day of January, 2024. ZACCHAEUS LEGAL SERVICES MARK D. BARDILL/MARK B. BARDILL Attorney for Plaintiff NC Bar #12852/56782 310 W. Jones St. P. O. Box 25 Trenton, North Carolina 28585 Telephone: (252) 448-4541

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA CHATHAM COUNTY

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHATHAM

The undersigned, PAUL S. CRIBBINS, having qualified on the 10TH day of JANUARY, 2024, as EXECUTOR of the Estate of DAVID RYAN CRIBBINS, 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 17th day of APRIL 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 18TH Day of JANUARY, 2024.

THE UNDERSIGNED, having qualified on the 19th day of December, 2023, as Executor of the ESTATE OF REINHOLD ERNEST TOMEK, 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 12th day of April, 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.

PAUL S. CRIBBINS, EXECUTOR 215 WEST PINE AVE. WAKE FOREST, NC 27587

This, the 11th day of January, 2024.

Run dates: J18,25,F1,F8p

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA CHATHAM COUNTY Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Jeanne Patricia Decherd of Chatham County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before April 10, 2024 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 3rd day of January, 2024 Administrator Judith Decherd Jones 323 Carolina Meadows Villa Chapel Hill, NC 27517

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NOTICE NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION CHATHAM COUNTY FILE NO. FILE NO. 08 CvD 1004 COUNTY OF CHATHAM Plaintiff, vs. The HEIRS, ASSIGNS and DEVISEES of JAMES W. HORTON, et al TO: The HEIRS, ASSIGNS and DEVISEES of JAMES W. HORTON and spouse, if any, which may include The HEIRS, ASSIGNS and DEVISEES of SHELLEY H. SANTIFUL and spouse, if any, which may include CLAUDIE SANTIFUL, JR.’s spouse, if any, and ANTHONY A. SANTIFUL 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 January 18, 2024. 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. 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 January 18, 2024, or by February 27, 2024, and upon your failure to do so, the party seeking service of process by publication will apply to the Court for relief sought. This the 10th day of January, 2024. ZACCHAEUS LEGAL SERVICES MARK D. BARDILL/MARK B. BARDILL 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: January 18, 2024 January 25, 2024 February 1, 2024

NOTICE ALL PERSONS, firms and corporations having claims against Gloria Donna Sorensen (aka Gloria D. Sorensen), deceased of Chatham County, N.C., are notified to exhibit the same to the undersigned on or before April 22nd, 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment. This 18th day of January, 2024. Keith R. Sorensen, Executor, c/o Andrew W. Blair, Poyner Spruill, LLP, 301 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1900, Raleigh, NC 27601 Chatham News: January 18, 25, Feb. 1, 8 2024

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Probate #___23-E-705___________ All persons, firm and corporations having claims against Michael Thompson Perry, late of Chatham County, North Carolina are hereby notified to present them to Catherine Lynn Jones, as Executor of the decedent’s estate in care of Kendall H. Page, Attorney, 210 N Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 on or before the 11th day of April 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the above named Executor. Kendall H. Page 210 N Columbia Street Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Bar # 14261 Please run: 1/11/2024, 1/18/2024, 1/25/2024 & 2/01/2024

The undersigned, THOMAS ATKINSON, COEXECUTOR, having qualified on the 28th day of DECEMBER, 2023, as Executrix of the Estate of DONALD MILES ATKINSON, 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 10th day of APRIL 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 11TH Day of JANUARY, 2024.

NORTH CAROLINA CHATHAM COUNTY All persons having claims against the estate of BARBARA A. DEMAYO, of Chatham County, NC, who died on August 12, 2022, are notified to present them on or before April 10, 2024 to Francesco J. DeMayo, Jr., Executor, c/o Maitland & Stiffler Law Firm, 2 Couch Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. Michele L. Stiffler MAITLAND & STIFFLER LAW FIRM 2 Couch Road Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Attorney for the Estate

IRENE G TOMEK EXECUTOR ESTATE OF REINHOLD ERNEST TOMEK c/o Richard G. Long III Walker Lambe, PLLC Post Office Box 51549 Durham, North Carolina 27717

NOTE: For publication in The Chatham News on the following dates: 1/11/2024, 1/18/2024, 1/25/2024, and 2/1/2024 Please send the Statement and Proof of Publication to Post Office Box 51549, Durham, North Carolina 277171549.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA CHATHAM COUNTY The undersigned, APRIL E. KEMPER, ADMINISTRATOR, having qualified on the 3RD day of JANUARY, 2024, as ADMINSITRATOR of the Estate of MARION K. KEMPER, 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 10th day of APRIL 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 11TH Day of JANUARY 2024. APRIL E. KEMPER, ADMINISTRATOR 301 PUREFOY RD. CHAPEL HILL, NC 27514 Run dates: J11,18,25,F1

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KENDRA ATKINSON RIGGSBEE, CO-EXECUTOR 58 OLD SANFORD RD. MONCURE, NC 27559

The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Peggy J. Brinn, deceased, late of Chatham County, North Carolina, hereby notifies all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the decedent to present them to the undersigned on or before the 18th day of April, 2024, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All person in-debted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 10th day of January, 2024. Jack E. Brinn, Jr., Executor c/o Margaret K. Winfield PO Box 10669 Raleigh, NC 27605

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA CHATHAM COUNTY The undersigned, DENISE D.DUNN, having qualified on the 2ND day of JANUARY, 2024, as EXECUTRIX of the Estate of DONALD RAY DAVIS, 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 17th day of APRIL 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 18TH Day of JANUARY, 2024. DENISE D.DUNN, EXECUTRIX 904 BEAR CREEK CHURCH RD. BEAR CREEK, NC 27207 Run dates: J18,25,F1,F8p

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA CHATHAM COUNTY The undersigned, PAMELA J. STONE, having qualified on the 29th day of DECEMBER, 2023, as ADMINISTRATOR of the Estate of EDGAR DENNIS STONE, 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 10th day of APRIL 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 11TH Day of JANUARY, 2024. PAMELA J. STONE, ADMINISTRATOR 269 MILLBROOK DR. PITTSBORO, NC 27312 Run dates: J11,18,25,F1

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RESOLUTION AND NOTICE

IT IS RESOLVED AND NOTICE IS GIVEN by the CHATHAM County Board of Elections, in accordance with N.C.G.S. §163-132.3., complying with N.C.G.S. §163128, the following precinct will be divided to create the newly established precincts listed below. Previous Precinc PIT113 - Pittsboro Newly Established Precinct EPP112 – East Pittsboro Previous Precinct PIT113 - Pittsboro Newly Established Precinct WPP114 – West Pittsboro This 21st day of March 2023. Chair Laura Heise Chatham County Board of Elections

NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION CHATHAM COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA The statewide primary election will be held on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Voters will be asked to show photo ID when they vote. Voters who lack ID can get one for free from their county board of elections. If a voter does not have ID when they go to vote, they can still have their vote counted by either signing a form at the polls to explain why they are unable to show ID, or by voting a provisional ballot and returning to the county board of elections with their ID by 5 p.m. on March 14, 2024. Find out more at ncsbe.gov/voter-id.

Early voting will be held at the following locations from Thursday, February 15, 2024, through Saturday, March 2, 2024: National Guard Armory - Siler City 801 Alston Bridge Rd. Siler City NC 27344 Goldston Town Hall - Goldston 40A Coral St., Goldston, NC 27252 New Hope Baptist Church - Apex 581 New Hope Church Rd, Apex, NC 27523 CC Agriculture & Conference Center - Pittsboro 1192 US Hwy 64 W Business Pittsboro, NC 27312

IT IS RESOLVED AND NOTICE IS GIVEN by the Chatham County Board of Elections, in accordance with N.C.G.S. §163-128 (a), that a new voting place has been established, effective March 5, 2024, for the following precinct: Precinct EPP112 – East Pittsboro Highschool 310 Northwood Highschool Rd Pittsboro, NC 27312

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This 21st day of March 2023. Chair Laura Heise Chatham County Board of Elections

RESOLUTION AND NOTICE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW VOTING PLACE IT IS RESOLVED AND NOTICE IS GIVEN by the Chatham County Board of Elections, in accordance with N.C.G.S. §163-128 (a), that a new voting place has been established, effective March 5,2024, for the following precinct: Precinct – ECL – East Chapel CCCC Health science Building 75 Ballentrae Ct. Pittsboro, NC 27312 This 21st day of March 2023.

RESOLUTION AND NOTICE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW VOTING PLACE IT IS RESOLVED AND NOTICE IS GIVEN by the Chatham County Board of Elections, in accordance with N.C.G.S. §163-128 (a), that a new voting place has been established, effective March 5, 2024, for the following precinct: Precinct WCL109 - West Chapel Perry Harrison Elementary School 2655 Hamlets Chapel Rd. Pittsboro, NC 27312 This 21st day of March 2023.

Run dates: J18,25,F1,F8p

Chair Laura Heise Chatham County Board of Elections

The undersigned, ADAM COOK, having qualified on the 5th day of JANUARY, 2024, as EXECUTOR of the Estate of RICK EARL DIXON, 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 17th day of APRIL 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 18TH Day of JANUARY, 2024.

Chatham County Board of Elections

RESOLUTION AND NOTICE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW VOTING PLACE

TIMOTHY LEE, ADMINISTRATOR 220 N. RICHARDSON RD. SILER CITY, NC 27344

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Chair Laura Heise

CCCC Health Science Building -- North Chatham 75 Ballentrae Ct., Pittsboro, NC 27312

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The undersigned, TIMOTHY LEE, having qualified on the 11th day of JANUARY, 2024, as EXECUTOR of the Estate of PAMELA LEE, 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 17th day of APRIL 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 18TH Day of JANUARY, 2024.

Precinct WPP114 – West Pittsboro Chatham County Agriculture and Conference Center 1192 US Hwy 64 Business West Pittsboro, NC 27312

Polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Election Day.

Chair Laura Heise Chatham County Board of Elections

NORTH CAROLINA CHATHAM COUNTY

Precinct PIT113

Chatham County

Run dates: J11,18,25,F1

RESOLUTION AND NOTICE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW VOTING PLACE

This 21st day of March 2023.

THOMAS ATKINSON, CO-EXECUTOR 6903 BEECHER RD. PLEASANT GARDEN, NC 27313

NORTH CAROLINA CHATHAM COUNTY

EXECUTOR’S NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

RESOLUTION AND NOTICE Precinct MCH110 IT IS RESOLVED AND NOTICE IS GIVEN by the CHATHAM County Board of Elections, in accordance with N.C.G.S. §163-132.3.and, complying with N.C.G.S. §163-128, the following precinct will be divided to create the newly established precincts listed below. Previous Precinct MCH110 - Manns Chapel Newly Established Precinct ECL109 – East Chapel

ADAM COOK, EXECUTOR 114 VINTAGE HILL CIRCLE APEX, NC 27539

Previous Precinct MCH110 - Manns Chapel Newly Established Precinct WCL108 – West Chapel

Run dates: J18,25,F1,F8p

This 21st day of March 2023. Chair Laura Heise Chatham County Board of Elections

Absentee ballots will be mailed to voters who have requested them beginning January 19, 2024. Absentee ballots must be received by the county board of elections no later than 7:30 p.m. on March 5, 2024. A voter can fill out an absentee ballot request at votebymail.ncsbe.gov, or by filling out a request form provided by the county board of elections office. The request must be received through the website or by the CHATHAM Board of Elections by 5 p.m. February 27, 2024. In the primary election, voters will select nominees for a political party to move on to the general election on November 5th. Contests on the ballot include U.S. President, U.S. House, N.C. Governor and other Council of State Offices, N.C. Supreme Court Associate Justice, N.C. Court of Appeals, N.C. House, and Senate. The Town of Siler City Charter Amendment Question for the expansion of the Term of the Mayor. In the primary, voters affiliated with a political party will be given a ballot of candidates for their party, if their party has a primary. Unaffiliated voters may choose to vote in any party’s primary, but they may select only one party’s ballot. Seventeen-year-olds who live in the Town of Siler City will be eligible to vote for the Charter Amendment if they are eighteen on or before March 5, 2024. Seventeen-year-olds who will be eighteen years of age by November 5, 2024, are eligible to vote in Party primary elections. The voter registration deadline for this election is 5 p.m. Friday, February 9, 2024. Eligible individuals who are not registered by that deadline may register and vote at any early voting site during the early voting period. New registrants will be required to provide current documentation of their residence (for example, a government ID, other government document, or a paycheck, bank statement, or utility bill). Voters who wish to change party affiliation must do so by the February 9 deadline. Questions? Call the Chatham Board of Elections Office at 919-545-8500 or send an email to Elections@ chathamcountync.gov Laura Heise, Chair Chatham County Board of Elections

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Chatham News & Record for Thursday, January 18, 2024

“Under the Weather” He was the sort of man who did not show much emotion. He had a strong jaw, solemn eyes, and dark hair. An ironed white shirt, black tie, and suit coat impeccably pressed hung on his slender figure. If one was to describe someone who had life figured out, it would be this man. That was the thought that plagued the couple squinting up at him from the train station bench. “Has the 8:15 already left?” he asked, voice brisk and fist balled around a newspaper. “Left ten minutes ago.” The old woman said. “If you’re heading south, there’s another coming at 8:45.” The old man gestured up to the board, slotted with train times. “Can’t hurt you to wait 20 minutes.” “We’re very good company,” the old woman interjected with a grin that made even the old man uneasy. She patted the bench seat next to her, which the young man looked at reluctantly. He sat, giving a brief nod to the two, then pulling out the day’s newspaper. The two in question — an older couple on the way to the country to visit their only child, hours early to the station on principle — turned him over in their minds. The old woman thought he seemed a polite sort of fellow, nothing like the stodgy businessmen that she had seen in her few years in the city. But there was something to be said about him reading the newspaper. It was very hard to glean as much information as she could out of him when he had the wall of antisocialness blocking him. She did have her daughter to think of, who was about his age, and she didn’t see a ring. The old man was quite proud of him. At last, a fellow who appreciated the written word on paper. Technology would be the downfall of them all, he always said. And a young man who could properly press a suit was always to be admired, especially these days. He couldn’t make anything of his wife’s desperate pointing at the young man’s hands, until he saw the watch. Solid gold, or at least it looked it. And it was the way a proper watch should be, not some of those numbers, but with a proper short and long hand. The man kept checking it. A man who valued time! No wonder his wife was making a big deal out of it. This young man was quite unique. He knew a whole list of men, some even close to his age, who could learn a few lessons from this young fellow. The old woman elbowed her husband sharply, and cleared her throat, making a most peculiar sound. “Bless you.” The young man said, glancing up from his newspaper, then jerking back to it. “Oh, thank you,” The old woman said, “It really is good to see such a fine young man like you with such good manners.” “Thank you.” The young man said, glancing at his watch then returning to his newspaper, perhaps shifting it a little higher. “Oh, dear, it looks like rain, doesn’t it Frank?” The old man glanced at the sky. It looked gray, but you could never tell with these summer storms. This statement, however, ripped the young man out of his newspaper article, and the old man thought he saw him pale. See, the young man might have looked the kind to be put together, the peak of maturity and traditions, but in reality, his mental lists and worries frayed at him. The more awful he felt when he woke up, the more he felt he had to control everything he could. He couldn’t control the guilt he felt at being so well off at no fault of his own, but he could control showing up to his daily train commute fifteen minutes early. He could not control feeling like a fish out of water in any social situation, but he could carry around the day’s newspaper and use that to block any conversation that might come his way. He charged his phone every night, swept every Saturday, went to the dry cleaners on Wednesday, got take-out on Fridays. Every single day, he checked the weather, for both his home and his work, which was thirty minutes by train but weather-wise could be in a different country. Except for this morning. He had been so nervous about his pitch he had forgot to plug in his phone — a fatal mistake. Not only had he overslept, but he hadn’t checked the day’s forecast. The young man was no weatherman, but the clouds looked ominous to him. If it rained, he couldn’t imagine the chaos it could cause… He had already missed his train, a stupid mistake that would cost him precious preparation time, and stuck him with a couple of strangers. If it rained, his day could only get worse. He had no umbrella, for there was no use carrying one if it was to be a sunny summer day. Getting his suit wet might not be the worst thing in the world- but it could. The office was a five minute walk from the station with little cover. He could get so drenched he’d show up to work looking like a drowned rat, and on his pitch day too! He was already younger than the rest of them, his respect would go down the drain — and so would his pitch. He could not take a taxi on principle, they were much too expensive and the drivers had no morals. Perhaps he could ask the couple for an umbrella, but that would

mean starting a conversation. Too much risk, and not enough of a chance of a reward. This was turning into an emergency. “Frank, what’s wrong with him? He looks rather constipated.” The woman whispered. “What?” The old man cried. It took him three more tries to hear it, three times where the young man, who had exceptional hearing and sat next to the woman, felt a deep flush flood his face. The young man discreetly pulled out his phone and observed his face in the reflection of the black screen. His face had a scrunched up look about it, and worry lines crawled across his face like a caterpillar. He forced himself to relax, remember to breathe in through his nose and out through his mouth — or was it in through his mouth and out through his nose? This was the sort of uncertainty that would sink his pitch! His face grew redder. “Oh, heavens, he can’t breathe!” The old woman shrieked. “I’m fine.” The young man whimpered, pulling up the newspaper to hide his face. “No, we must get the ticket seller, difficulty breathing is the first sign of a heart attack. That’s what my mother always told me. Frank, he needs CPR!” “CPR?” The men exclaimed. “Alright.” The old man said, standing up. The young man shrunk away from him, back pressing against the arm of the bench. He threw up his newspaper, a final defense. “I’m fine, I really am! There’s no need to— Sir!”

The old man pulled away the newspaper, and grabbed his shoulders. “His face is red as a beet! Oh, Good God in Heaven above, protect this man and Frank-” To the soundtrack of the woman’s prayers, the old man pulled him to the filthy station floor and began to unbutton his shirt. The young man struggled, but the old man had quite a bit of weight on him, and pinned him down. “They still do CPR like they did in the sixties?” “I- I’m not having-” “You can’t ask him, he’s having a heart attack!” The woman shrieked again, and the old man cracked his knuckles. He pressed down on the young man’s chest, and he coughed, scrambling at the old man’s hands. All the facts he had learned in school about CPR rushed back to him — he didn’t want to break any ribs, and he was certain the CPR procedure had changed since the sixties. His lung was about to be impaled, and then he’d REALLY be in trouble. “Stop!” He yelled. “Stop, I’m fine!” “Whatever you do, Frank, don’t stop!” The old woman shrieked. The ticket seller rushed toward the two men, finally coaxed from his booth by the sight of the old man on top of the halfdressed younger one, had a fleeting vision of his paycheck and thought it needed a few more zeroes before he’d want to deal with this. “Oh, thank goodness, sir, this young man is having a heart attack!”

“The old man was quite proud of him. At last, a fellow who appreciated the written word on paper.” “I am not having a heart attack!” The young man yelled. “His brain is on the fritz, Frank!” The old woman yelled. “He’s in denial!” “I’m fine!” The ticket seller pulled the old man off the younger, and the old man was pushed onto the bench. The young man stood up shakily, and patted himself down. He didn’t think he had a broken rib, at least, nothing felt broken, but could you tell if your rib was broken? “Are you alright, sir? Are these patrons bothering you?” “I’m alright. They were trying to save my life- I think.” “He was having a heart attack!” The old woman cried. “But Frank here raised him from the brink of death itself, and-“ “I wasn’t having a heart attack!” The young man cried. “I only forgot my umbrella.” “No umbrella?” The old man cried. “Didn’t you check the weather?” He felt a twinge of disappointment. What kind of respectable young man didn’t check the weather? “But — you were red in the face and short of breath!” The old woman cried. “My mother always said-“ The ticket seller excused himself back to his booth. “I have an important meeting today. I didn’t want to show up looking unprofessional. I usually check the weather every morning, but I was just nervous, forgot to charge my phone, missed the train. Not in my right mind.” “You could have told us before I broke my back,” grumbled the old man, who already felt a dull pain starting where he had hunched over. “Or asked for an umbrella.” The old woman huffed. “Why can’t you take a taxi?” “I don’t believe in taxis.” He said quietly. “No morals.” The old man agreed. The old woman shuffled in her carpet

bag and extracted an umbrella, brown and worn and smelling faintly of mothballs and handed it to the young man. “But- I can’t give it back to you.” “Keep it with you, boy. One round of CPR was enough for me, thanks.” The station clock’s hands hit 8:45, and the young man dusted his pants, checked his shirt buttons, unwrinkled his newspaper, and saw in the distance his upcoming train. It whirred toward them, and the young man felt a grin slide onto his face. Against all odds, an awful situation had gotten worse, but he had handled it. He wasn’t sure how to say goodbye to these strange people to which he had never even been properly introduced. He gripped the umbrella and walked toward the arriving train. “Thank you.” He said, halfway to the door. “For the umbrella. And the CPR.” “You are such a kind young man,” The old woman simpered, and ran like a predator on the prowl, seizing him around the middle. “You know, we do have a daughter about your age-“ “Yes, yes, let him go.” The old man said, grabbing his wife’s arm and pulling her back onto the bench. They spotted the young man a few minutes later, through a clouded compartment window, gripping a brown umbrella in his hand, no emotion evident on his face. That was just the sort of man he was. But the couple swore that he looked up at their compartment and gave a brisk nod. “Oh, to think we were able to save the life of such a polite young man!” The old woman cried, gripping her husband’s arm. The train began to chug again, and the old man sighed, much too traditional to tell his wife the young man was never dying, or perhaps seasoned enough in marriage to know it wouldn’t make a difference anyway. “Under the Weather” was written by Abby Zwahlen of Chatham County.

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Chatham Charter’s Lucas Smith poses with loved ones after signing a letter of intent to continue his running career at UNCW.

Chatham Charter sprinter signs to UNC Wilmington Lucas Smith will join Seahawks’ program after starting track in 2023.

By Asheebo Rojas Chatham News & Record NEARLY A YEAR after running track for the first time in

the spring of 2023, Chatham Charter senior Lucas Smith signed to the UNC Wilmington track program Wednesday. In May, Smith, a sprinter and thrower, competed in the NCHSAA 1A State Championship meet and finished fourth in the 400 meter dash finals. He verbally committed to UNCW in November.

“It’s a weight lifted off my shoulders now,” Smith said. “It’s kind of a relief that it’s all done with, and now I can just focus on the future, focus on this year and just improvement.” This winter, Smith has been competing in indoor track events for the first time, competing in the 55, 300 and 500 meter dashes.

Before running track, Smith played baseball at Chatham Charter for two seasons, and he played four seasons of soccer. Smith decided to run track because he felt he always had the speed. However, he didn’t get started in the sport earlier partly due to a lack of a track team in middle school, which left him limited options on

where to run. “I was like, ‘why not,’” Smith said about deciding to run. “It’s just something to do.” In his first outdoor season, Smith found success in the new sport with personal records including an 11.34 in the 100 meter dash, a 22.73 in the 200 meter dash and a 50.08 in the 400 meter dash. He further validated his speed in the winter, running personal bests of 6.79 in the 55 meter dash, 35.89 in the 300 meter dash and 1:06.4 in the 500 meter dash. Smith said his workout journey that he started four years ago and the feeling of winning See SPRINTER, page B3

Shooting struggles hurt Northwood in 47-63 loss to nationally ranked Myers Park By Asheebo Rojas Chatham News & Record Boys’ Basketball

1A/2A bout, Jordan-Matthews edged out a 62-59 home victory over Seaforth Friday. Both teams entered the game holding a 5-7 overall record and a 2-3 conference record. But for head-to-head rights in confer-

In a highly anticipated matchup between Northwood and Myers Park, the No. 3 team in the country according to MaxPreps, the Chargers just couldn’t out-convert the Mustangs in a 47-63 home loss. Myers Park shot at a 51 percent clip, making 10 threes while also cashing in down low. For Northwood, the team couldn’t make shots consistently despite having plenty of open opportunities. Shooting struggles put the Chargers behind in the first quarter as Myers Park turned Northwood’s misses into quick buckets in transition. Numerous fast breaks, often led by Myers Park senior Bishop Boswell, ended with wide open threes or layups for Myers Park junior Sadiq White Jr., who scored eight points in the first quarter. But even after a rough offensive start, the Chargers only found themselves down, 14-7, going into the second. “We knew that we could

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See ROUNDUP, page B2

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Brennan Oldham makes a move in the post for JordanMatthews during a 62-59 win over Seaforth.

Oldham’s dominance, clutch plays make difference in Jordan-Matthews’ 62-59 win over Seaforth The Jets have won three of their last four games. By Asheebo Rojas Chatham News & Record IN WHAT SEEMED to be an evenly matched Mid-Carolina

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Northwood coach Matt Brown wasn’t happy to see his team fall to Myers Park.

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Jordan-Matthews legend returns home to speak at school’s fall sports banquet Robert Siler honored as a multi-sport star at JordanMatthews By Asheebo Rojas Chatham News & Record THE NAME “SILER CITY” bore a new, yet familiar meaning for a couple of hours Thursday night. Former Jordan-Matthews football and basketball legend Robert Siler returned to his alma mater as a guest speaker for the school’s fall athletic awards banquet. Dozens of student-athletes, parents and coaches filled the cafeteria, giving Siler their full attention like it was the 1980s when the city was his. “I appreciate the opportunity of coming down here,” Siler said. “I just want to come down here and thank you for what you’ve done. I thank this community for what they’ve done for me.” Siler graduated from Jordan-Matthews in 1987. In his senior year, he scored 37 touchdowns on the field, averaged 19 points and seven rebounds on the court and set the school’s triple jump record, earning him NCHSAA Male Athlete of the Year Honors, North Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year honors for both football and basketball

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Former J-M and Wake Forest star Robert Siler speaking at his high school’s sports banquet. and Parade All-American honors all in the 1986-87 academic year. Siler went on to play basketball at Wake Forest, where he played 94 games and achieved a career average of 9.4 points despite suffering two major knee injuries. After eight seasons of professional basketball in Argentina,

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“We know not to be scared. Just compete and do what we do.” Northwood coach Matt Brown

play with them,” Northwood head coach Matt Brown said. “We know not to be scared, just compete and do what we do, like don’t get outside of ourselves. If we do what we do, and do the right things, good things will happen.” Northwood continued to create open looks with sound ball movement, and in the second quarter, the shots began to fall. With the help of some crucial threes from sophomore Cam Fowler, junior Beau Harvey and senior Jake Leighton, the Chargers went on a run and took a 19-16 lead. The advantage was short-lived, however, as Myers Park junior Ashton King sparked a strong response from the Mustangs with a couple of threes. Myers Park led at halftime, 30-21. The Chargers stayed in the game and made efforts to cut the deficit in the beginning of the third quarter, but Myers Park senior and future Notre Dame guard Sir Mohammed woke up. Mohammed hit three consecutive triples midway through the period to put the Mustangs up by double digits. Northwood, then further in a hole, failed to convert on its own end to stop the bleeding and eventually found itself down, 34-55, going into the final quarter. Northwood senior Drake Powell scored 11 fourth quarter points in an attempt to will the Chargers back into the game, but with others still struggling to find an offensive groove, it wasn’t enough to pull off a comeback. Although Powell finished with a gamehigh 23 points, Myers Park secured its ninth win in a row while giving Northwood its first home loss of the season. “Even (with) the loss, we wanted to play something like this in January going into the playoffs to see what we need to work on,” Brown said. “It was good for us to see. The Reidsville game, we figured some things out about us, the St. Joseph game, we found out a lot about us, and in this game, we’re going to find out a lot about us as well. So, that’s why you play these games in the middle of the season.” Even in defeat, the Chargers still had a reason to keep high spirits. Amongst a packed crowd that included UNC men’s basketball assistant coaches Sean May and Brad Frederick, along with Syracuse assistant coach Brenden Straughn, Northwood senior Griffin Hobbs sat near the Chargers’ bench for the first time since being in a serious car accident on Jan. 6. Hobbs suffered significant injuries in the accident. Senior guard Fred Whitaker wore Hobbs’ No. 5 to support him in his recovery, and signs reading “Team Griffin” hung above each baseline. “It’s such a blessing to have him around,” Brown said. “It’s been a tough week. It really has. I’m so happy to see him, the boys were happy to see him, and it was just a blessing to have him back around us.”

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UNC assistant coaches Brad Frederick (center) and Sean May (right) were on hand at Northwood’s game against Myers Park to watch Tar Heels’ signee Drake Powell in action.

Siler now works a car sales manager in Asheville, North Carolina. While sharing some of his life story and his upbringing as an athlete at Jordan-Matthews, Siler’s message to the young Jets Thursday night was to “be the best you can be.” “Stop making excuses for yourself,” Siler said. “When it’s

time to get up to go to practice, go to practice, be on time.” In high school, Siler didn’t have much room to make excuses, especially with his basketball coach, John Phillips, picking him up from his house for workouts in the summer. Siler attributed much of his success to Phillips, who also made an appearance at

the banquet. “Robert Siler is the most decorated athlete the county,” Phillips said. “Now you might say ‘you’re biased because you’re his coach.’ Well, find me another guy who was recruited nationally in basketball and football, and I’ll say he was better.” Siler said “it means a lot” that his former coach and the community give him his flowers for his athletic achievements, but he emphasized how he couldn’t have done it without his teammates. “As Coach Phillips probably knows, I’m about teamwork,” Siler said. “If I didn’t have that line in front of me, that 4.4 speed ain’t going nowhere.” For Jordan-Matthews, Siler’s appearance is another step in athletic director Barry West’s plans to restore the buzz around the school’s athletics. Still in his first year as the school’s athletic director, West has overseen ongoing improvements to its athletic facilities, and now he’s making efforts to honor and recognize its rich athletic history that the younger generation may not know about. Even though he already had his jersey retired at a Jordan-Matthews football game in 2022, knowing the legend of “Robert Siler from Siler City” is a good start.

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

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Cameron Fowler (3) puts up a shot against Myers Park during Northwood’s loss.

Jordan-Matthews, Chatham Charter rise in boys’ basketball power rankings By Asheebo Rojas Chatham News & Record BOYS BASKETBALL Northwood started the week with an 80-26 win over Cummings Wednesday. Seniors Drake Powell and Fred Whitaker combined for 37 points in the victory. The Chargers pulled out a tough, 66-42, win over Chatham Central Friday. Despite Chatham Central junior Reid Albright reaching 1000 career points during the game, Northwood held the talented scorer to just seven points. Northwood finished the week with a 47-63 loss to Myers Park, the No. 3 team in the nation according to MaxPreps, Saturday. Chatham Central picked up back-to-back losses during the week, losing to Cedar Ridge, 5253, on Jan. 8. Jordan-Matthews won a back and forth battle over Seaforth, 62-59, Friday. Junior Brennen Oldham led the Jets with 25 points, 20 rebounds and seven blocks. Seaforth lost to Eastern Alamance, 54-86, Monday. Chatham Charter beat Woods Charter Wednesday, 64-29. Junior Brennan LaVelle led the Knights with 24 points. The Knights followed that with a 71-49 win over Clover Garden School Friday. Seniors Jonah Ridgill and Aidan Allred combined for 47 points in the win. Week of Jan. 8 Power Rankings Northwood Chatham Central Jordan-Matthews Chatham Charter Seaforth Woods Charter GIRLS’ BASKETBALL Northwood started its week with a 48-9 win over Cummings on Jan. 9. The Chargers followed that by beating Chatham Central, 55-20, Friday. Sophomore Mikaylah Glover led the Chargers with 19 points and 13 rebounds in the win over the Bears. Chatham Central also lost to Cedar Ridge, 35-46, on Jan. 8.

SPRINTER from B1 a race have pushed him to work harder and get him to the point where he is now. Chip Smith, Smith’s father and indoor track coach, said his son even did his own research on ways to improve his speed. “Extremely proud of him,” Chip Smith said. “He’s put in a ton of hard work, and it’s nice to see it pay off for him.” Smith had different options for college, but he chose UNCW with the help of its assistant coach Donald Thomas and the family’s familiarity with the

Seaforth beat Jordan-Matthews Friday, 63-12. Senior Hannah Ajayi scored a team-high 17 points in the victory. The Hawks beat Rolesville on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, 58-45. Chatham Charter went undefeated during the week, beating Woods Charter Wednesday, 5440, and Clover Garden School Friday, 64-38. Freshman Hannah Headen led the way with 18 points in the win over the Grizzlies. Week of Jan. 8 Power Rankings Seaforth Northwood Chatham Charter Chatham Central ordan-Matthews Woods Charter WRESTLING In a tri-meet with Chatham Central, Jordan-Matthews and Central Carolina Academy Wednesday, Jordan-Matthews beat Chatham Central, 36-30 and Central Carolina Academy, 48-36. Chatham Central lost to Central Carolina Academy, 3639. Chatham Central competed in the Greg Hardin Invitational Saturday and beat Lee County, 36-30, but the Bears also fell to Asheboro, Eastern Randolph, North Iredell and South Davidson. Jordan-Matthews wrestled in the Silver Fox Invitational Saturday and had two wrestlers, Nermiah Page (113 pounds) and Jakari Blue (190 pounds) finish fourth in their respective weight classes. In Saturday’s Jolly Roger Invitational, Seaforth wrestlers Gabe Rogers (106 pounds), Jordan Miller (113 pounds) and Layne Armstrong (126 pounds) finished first in their respective weight classes. Judge Lloyd (175 pounds) came in second, and Keira Rosenmarkle won first for the girls 152-pound division.

Jesse Eskelund (Chatham Central, Boys 100 meters butterfly and Boys 100 meters backstroke) First place finishers in Asheboro’s open meet Wednesday: Charley Howard, Eva Wahieb, Sydney Burleigh, Sydney Haire (Seaforth, Girls 200 meters medley relay), Christian Smith Pumalpa, Jesse Sikes, Morgan Turner, Marshall Goller (Northwood, Boys 200 meters medley relay), Charley Howard, Charlie Ann George, Sydney Haire, Piper Bailey (Seaforth, Girls 400 meters freestyle relay), Holly Thesing (Northwood, Girls 200 meters freestyle), Christian Smith Pumalpa (Northwood, Boys 200 meters freestyle), Benjamin Lajoie (Seaforth, Boys 200 meters individual medley, Boys 400 meters freestyle), Eva Wahieb (Seaforth, Girls 50 meters freestyle), Jesse Sikes (Northwood, Boys 50 meters freestyle, Boys 100 meters breastroke), Sydney Burleigh (Seaforth, Girls 100 meters butterfly), Jesse Eskelund (Chatham Central, Boys 100 meters freestyle), Charley Howard (Seaforth, Girls 100 meters backstroke), Ken Gatimu (Seaforth, Boys 100 meters backstroke). INDOOR TRACK

First place finishers in Asheboro, Ledford, Chatham Central and Jordan-Matthews meet on Jan. 8:

Top five finishers at the East Chapel Hill Polar Bear Meet Saturday: Lucas Smith (Chatham Charter, third in Boys 55 meter dash and first in Boys 500 meter dash), Johnson Brekke (Seaforth, fourth in Boys 3200 meter run), William Cuicchi (Seaforth, first in Boys 1600 meter run), Asher Aldridge (Seaforth, fifth in Boys 55 meter hurdles), Seaforth (second in Boys 4x400 meter relay, third in Boys 4x800 meter relay, second in Girls 4x400 meter relay, first in Girls 4x800 meter relay), Jordan-Matthews (fourth in Boys 4x800 meter relay), Juana Jimenez (Seaforth, first in Girls 3200 meter run), Claire Morgan (Seaforth, third in Girls 3200 meter run), Grace Murphy (Woods Charter, fourth in Girls 3200 meter run), Caidence Bazemore (Seaforth, fifth in Girls 3200 meter run), Cassidy Deshazo (Jordan-Matthews, second in Girls 55 meter hurdles), Lily McFall (Seaforth, fifth in Girls shot put)

school. His older sister, Rachel Smith Purvis, graduated from UNCW and worked in the athletic department with the facilities and event staff. “As his older sister seeing him go to the same school I went to but in a different capacity, I think it’s really exciting,” Purvis said. “It’s a big deal (because) it’s the first athlete in our family that has gone to play a sport in college, and with it being a D-I sport, we feel like it’s a pretty impressive move.” Regarding how the coaching staff presented the UNCW program, Smith’s family was left

with a positive impression. “The biggest thing that I was impressed with were the coaches,” Chip Smith said. “Coach Thomas has been great through the whole recruiting process. He’s really made us as parents feel comfortable with him, with the program (and) with his values.” Said Lucas Smith, “(Thomas) told me stories of other athletes who were running around the same times as my times are right now and how much they have improved. I thought that if he can do that for them, with my work ethic, I know that he can do that for me too.”

SWIMMING

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Chatham Central boys’ swimming Chatham Central swimmer Jesse Eskelund earns athlete of the week honors for the week of Jan. 8. In a multi-dual meet alongside Asheboro, Ledford and Jordan-Matthews, Eskelund swam the fastest times for the boys 100 meters butterfly (1:06.18) and the boys 100 meters backstroke (1:07.52). Amongst more teams at Asheboro’s open meet Wednesday, Eskelund also finished first in the boys 100 meters freestyle with a time of 57.12. As of Monday, Eskelund now has seven first place finishes in individual events this season.

SEAFORTH from B1 ence standings, the difference between the two teams showed in the paint and in the game’s final minutes. Seaforth didn’t have an answer for Jordan-Matthews’ junior forward Brennen Oldham as he dominated the interior in a 25-point, 20-rebound and 7-block performance. “We can’t say enough about (Oldham),” Jordan-Matthews head coach Rodney Wiley said. “Once he gets it down low, he’s tough. They kept giving him the ball, and he kept producing.” Oldham and the Jets weren’t as productive as Seaforth to start the game, however. Led by junior Nate Emerson’s perfect first quarter in which he made all four shot attempts and all three of his free throws for 12 points, Seaforth got off to a hot start and led, 23-13, at the end of the period. Jordan-Matthews struggled to convert open looks, even the ones at the rim. But, when the Jets applied more defensive pressure with the press in the second quarter, turnovers opened up Jordan-Matthews’ offense. Fast breaks and a more up-tempo, downhill style of play prompted a Jordan-Matthews run including an emphatic dunk from Oldham that brought the Jets within four points during the second quarter. Shortly after, a three from senior Kelton Fuquay gave the Jets a small lead. With senior Neil Wiley’s intense ball pressure on Seaforth’s guards and Oldham’s stellar rim protection in half court sets, Seaforth’s offense slowed significantly. Yet, the Hawks were still able to tie the game at 30 going into halftime. “Halftime (message) was to just get out and just guard,” Wiley said. “We knew coming in that that’s something we’ve been doing here lately, just getting out and guarding people. We wanted to continue to do that…and get the ball inside to (Oldham).” As Oldham continued to dominate with post scoring and controlling the boards, Seaforth senior Kooper Jones returned the favor with some aggressive drives of his own. Jones scored 14 of the Hawks’ 29 second half points with some strong finishes down low and some success from three. Seaforth and Jordan-Matthews entered the fourth quarter tied at 41, and the game remained a tight battle until the Jets began to pull away midway through the final period. Through a continuation of Oldham’s interior presence alongside some key buckets from Wiley and Fuquay, Jordan-Matthews built an eight-point lead in the game’s final minutes. A well-run play in which Wiley crossed a defender, drove down the lane and dropped a dime to Oldham for an and-one opportunity seemed to be the dagger. “We do that in practice all the time,” Neil Wiley said. “Wednesday, we were doing that all practice and communicating, so we already had the game plan since it was a mismatch all game.” However, the Hawks didn’t lay down with the odds stacked against them. After being down 57-51 with 59 seconds remaining, Seaforth cut the deficit to 61-56 with 11 seconds to go. After Seaforth turned the Jets over on an in-bound play, Jones hit a corner three to bring Seaforth to within two with just a few ticks left. The Hawks fouled freshman Raje Torres on the ensuing possession, but he hit a crucial free throw to put the Jets’ lead back to three. Torres missed the second, but a clutch rebound from Fuquay closed the game out. With the win, the Jets are now on their best stretch of the season, winning three of their last four games. Jordan-Matthews will host Cummings in a conference rematch Friday. Cummings scraped by the Jets in December, 53-51. “We’re happy for the team,” Wiley said. “Going forward, we just want to build on this. We want to continue to build on our defense and hopefully that ball will start going in the basket for us.”

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Falcons interview Panthers’ Evero for head coaching job Atlanta The Atlanta Falcons continued to focus on defense in their search for a new coach, conducting virtual interviews with Ejiro Evero and Anthony Weaver. Evero, a candidate to be the Panthers’ next coach, is Carolina’s defensive coordinator after leading Denver’s defense in 2022. Weaver has spent three seasons on the Baltimore Ravens’ staff, including the past two as assistant head coach and defensive line coach. The Falcons have spoken with five candidates, including four defensive coaches. The team is seeking a successor to Arthur Smith, who was fired shortly after the conclusion of his third straight 7-10 season.

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Former Memphis recruit Williams commits to UCF San Diego Former high school star Mikey Williams committed to Central Florida just days after entering the transfer portal. He made the announcement via Instagram and one of his attorneys, Randy M. Grossman, confirmed the decision. Williams’ college career has been delayed by gun charges that were resolved via a plea deal. Williams announced Monday he was leaving Memphis after never having played a game for the Tigers. He had been enrolled in online classes at the school and was on the roster but didn’t have access to team facilities or activities while his legal case played out in a suburban San Diego courtroom.

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“Shorsey” actor Ryan fights in 47th birthday ECHL return St. John’s, Newfoundland Former NHL player Terry Ryan celebrated his 47th birthday with a fist-flying return to professional hockey, dropping the gloves and fighting for the Newfoundland Growlers in the ECHL. Playing professionally for the first time in 20 years, Ryan traded punches with Adirondack’s Zach Walker in the third period of the Growlers’ 6-2 loss Sunday while also drawing an instigator penalty. Ryan appears in the Canadian television series “Shoresy” and has a popular hockey podcast. Drafted eighth overall by Montreal in 1995, Ryan got on the ice for only eight NHL games over three seasons with the Canadiens. He last played professionally for the ECHL’s Cincinnati Cyclones in 200203.

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Sarkisian gets fouryear extension from Texas Austin, Texas Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian received a four-year contract extension through 2030, the school announced Saturday. Sarkisian’s initial contract paid him nearly $6 million in 2023. Sarkisian, 49, led Texas to a 12-2 record, its first Big 12 title since 2009 and its first appearance in the College Football Playoff. The 49-year-old is 25-14 in three seasons with the Longhorns. His name had briefly surfaced for the job at Alabama when Nick Saban retired earlier this week. The Crimson Tide hired Washington coach Kalen DeBoer.

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Grayson Murray celebrates winning the Sony Open on Sunday at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu.

NC’s Grayson Murray wins Sony Open in 3-way playoff The Raleigh native competed collegiately at both Wake Forest and East Carolina By Doug Ferguson The Associated Press HONOLULU — Grayson Murray stuffed a wedge to 3 feet for birdie on the 18th hole for a 3-under 67 to join a three-way playoff and then won the Sony Open with a 40-foot birdie putt to set himself up for a potentially lucrative year. Murray, a Raleigh native who played at both Wake Forest and East Carolina, felt like a renewed person even before starting the season in Hawaii. He says he has been sober for eight months and was in a better frame of mine.

But the win — his first in more than six years — came at an ideal time. The victory not only gets him in the Masters for the first time, Murray now has a spot in the $20 million signature events for the rest of the season. As big as the win was for Murray, it was a tough loss for Byeong Hun An and Keegan Bradley. An was short of the par5 18th green in the playoff in thick rough and pitched on to 4 feet, giving him the best chance at winning. But after Murray made his 40-footer and Bradley missed his 18-foot birdie putt, An missed the short putt. An had birdied the 18th in regulation for a 64. Bradley broke out of a fiveway tie with a 20-foot birdie putt on 15th hole. But he had pars the rest of the way for a 67,

“I wanted to give up a lot of times — give up on myself, give up on the game of golf, give up on life at times.” Grayson Murray missing the fairway on the 18th in regulation and hitting a sand wedge some 20 feet short of the pin that took away a good birdie chance. In the playoff, he was in the best position off the tee. His 5-wood sailed into the hospitality area left of the green, and his pitch came up well short. Murray ran into trouble with PGA Tour discipline three years

ago in Honolulu. He later took to social media to criticize the tour for not helping him with his drinking. There also was a social media spat with Kevin Na when Murray poked fun at Na’s pace of play. He was angry and his career was going nowhere since winning an opposite-field event at the Barbasol Championship in 2017. But he’s in a better place now. Murray attributed so much of his calm to becoming a Christian, being engaged and dedicating himself last year to the Korn Ferry Tour with hopes of getting back to the big leagues. “It’s not easy, you know?” he said. “I wanted to give up a lot of times — give up on myself, give up on the game of golf, give up on life at times. When you get tired of fighting, let someone fight for you.” They finished at 17-under 263. Murray earned just under $1.5 million. There are seven signature events left this season, and Murray has a spot in all of them. “I knew today was not going to change my life,” he said. “But it did change my career.”

Harbaugh to meet with Chargers about coaching vacancy The former NFL quarterback led Michigan to an NCAA title The Associated Press THE JIM HARBAUGH derby for NFL teams is about to heat up. A week after leading the University of Michigan to a national title, Harbaugh will meet with the Los Angeles Chargers about their head coaching vacancy this week, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. The person spoke to The AP on condition of anonymity Sunday because the person wasn’t at liberty to publicly discuss personnel moves. Carolina, Atlanta, Las Vegas, Seattle, Tennessee and Washington also have openings. Harbaugh, who went 44-19-1 in four seasons as San Francisco’s coach and took the 49ers to the Super Bowl after the 2012 season, has a prior relationship with the Chargers and the Spanos family that owns it. He played quarterback for the Bolts from 19992000 before retiring after the 2001 season. The Chargers are looking for a coach and general manager after Brandon Staley and Tom Telesco were fired on Dec. 15, a day after a

63-21 loss at Las Vegas. While Harbaugh is exploring his NFL options, he also is considering staying at Michigan, a person familiar with his thinking told the AP. When asked about possible interest in the NFL and then about the Chargers during an availability at Disneyland before the Rose Bowl on Dec. 27, Harbaugh gave the same answer to both questions. “Such a one-track mind. That’s the way we’re going about things. Literally, whatever day we’re in, looking to get the most out of it, dominate the day, then we’re going to sleep tonight and wake up tomorrow and see if we can’t dominate that day,” he said. “It’s a single-minded group. Just very focused on taking care of business today and see if we can’t do the same tomorrow.” Harbaugh has spent the last week decompressing after the Wolverines beat Washington 3413 in the College Football Playoff title game last Monday. Michigan held a celebratory parade on Saturday. The 60-year-old Harbaugh has an 89-25 record in nine seasons at Michigan. Harbaugh’s tenure at his alma mater has lasted longer than some expected when he was hired in 2015. He coached San Diego University for three

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Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh speaks the day after the topranked Wolverines defeated No. 2 Washington 34-13 in the College Football Playoff title game. Harbaugh will reportedly interview with the NFL’s San Diego Chargers. seasons (2004-06), Stanford for four (2007-10) and the 49ers for four (2010-2014). Harbaugh was offered a 10year, $125 million contract by Michigan that included a clause stating he could not entertain NFL offers this offseason. To prepare for a possible NFL return, Harbaugh recently hired Don Yee as his agent. Yee is known for his representation of another famous Michigan quarterback — seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady — but the Pasadena-based agent also rep-

resents Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton, who was the most sought-after coaching free agent last year. Harbaugh has not hidden his interest in a possible return to the NFL. His brother, John, is the longtime coach of the Baltimore Ravens, who beat Jim Harbaugh’s 49ers in the Super Bowl after the 2012 season. Harbaugh interviewed with the Minnesota Vikings two years ago and had discussions with the Broncos and Carolina Panthers last year.

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Bulls fans boo during ceremony honoring Krause, upsetting widow The late Chicago GM who built the Jordan-era team was among 13 inducted into its Ring of Honor The Associated Press CHICAGO — Chicago Bulls fans booed former general manager Jerry Krause on Friday night during a halftime ceremony to honor the organization’s greats, seemingly moving his widow to tears and drawing criticism from former players.

Krause was one of 13 members of the inaugural class for the Bulls’ “Ring of Honor” and was being recognized as the architect of their six championship teams. Having died in 2017, Krause was represented by his widow, Thelma, who was visibly upset by a torrent of booing from some fans in the United Center and remained seated rather than acknowledge the crowd. “It’s absolutely shameful,” said Warriors coach and former Bulls guard Steve Kerr, who was among the honorees but was in

the locker room with his team at the time. “Tonight and last night was all about the joy and love that that team shared with the city, and I’m so disappointed in the fans. I want to be specific since there were lots of fans I’m sure did not boo. Those who booed, they should be ashamed.” Former Bulls forward Stacey King, now an analyst for NBC Sports Chicago, said when play resumed in the third quarter that he was disappointed in the fans that booed, calling them classless.

“I’m telling you what, Chicago is a sports town, and what we witnessed today when Jerry Krause’s name was called and the people that booed Jerry Krause and his widow, who was accepting this honor for him, it was the worst thing I’ve ever seen in my life,” King said. “I hurt for that lady. Brought her to tears, and whoever booed her in this arena should be ashamed of themselves.” Hall of Fame coach Phil Jackson was one of many former Bulls luminaries who were

B5 greeted with raucous cheers. But former star players Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman were absent from the festivities. Jordan, Pippen and Jackson were at odds at times with Krause, one of the themes of “The Last Dance” documentary about the 1997-98 season, the final one of the Bulls dynasty Krause helped build. “He played a major part in the success that the Bulls had, creating one of the greatest teams ever assembled,” Bulls forward DeMar DeRozan said of Krause. “Family, friends that are still here ought to be appreciated and shouldn’t be disrespected.” Rodman was scheduled to appear but had his travel plans canceled by inclement weather. Both he and Jordan submitted video messages acknowledging the honor. Former Bulls player Ron Harper, back, comforts Thelma Krause, widow of former Bulls general manager Jerry Krause, while the crowd boos when his name was announced during a Ring of Honor ceremony during halftime of last Friday’s game against Golden State.

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Washington hires Arizona’s Fisch to be Huskies next coach He replaces Kalen DeBoer, who is taking over for Nick Saban at Alabama The Associated Press WASHINGTON HIRED Arizona’s Jedd Fisch to succeed Kalen DeBoer as the next coach of the Huskies on Sunday. A person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press that Fisch had agreed to a seven-year contract that will pay him an average of $7.75 million annually. Less than a week after playing for the national championship, the Huskies moved quickly to fill the vacancy created when DeBoer left for Alabama on Friday.

DeBoer’s contract called for a $12 million buyout paid to Washington if he left, and it will cost the school $5.5 million to hire Fisch, the person said. Washington athletic director Troy Dannen was tasked with his first big decision since taking over in October and tried to rapidly provide stability for a football program coming off its best season in more than three decades and heading for the Big Ten next season. Dannen targeted Fisch on Saturday and flew to Tucson, Arizona, on Sunday to complete the deal and bring the Huskies new head coach with him back to Seattle. “Just can’t wait to see you, meet you, meet our players. Let’s

go get that championship we’ve been talking about,” Fisch said in a video message he posted on social media to Huskies Nation. He also posted a thank you note to Arizona. Fisch has received rave reviews for his work at Arizona. He took over a program in 2021 that had sunk to the bottom of the Pac-12 and had the Wildcats competing for a conference title in 2023. The 11th-ranked Wildcats finished 10-3, were third in the Pac-12 standings and beat Oklahoma in the Alamo Bowl. Arizona was expected to have a conference championship-contending team as it entered the Big 12 in 2024. Now, with the transfer portal open for Wildcats players for 30 days, the question

becomes who will follow Fisch to Washington. Fisch’s move comes as Arizona tries to shore up financial difficulties before its move to the Big 12 next year. Athletic director Dave Heeke announced a plan last Thursday to help the school recover from a university-wide $240 million miscalculation of projected cash on hand. The plan includes hiring freezes and a pause on all major construction projects with the athletic department still on the hook to repay a $55 million loan issued during the pandemic. There was talk about of possible contract extension for Fisch, but it wasn’t completed. Arizona was the first head coaching gig for Fisch, who

bounced between the college and the professional game as an assistant for most of his career, including a stop in Seattle as quarterbacks coach for Pete Carroll and the Seahawks in 2010. Fisch’s offensive coordinator at Arizona has been Carroll’s son, Brennan. Fisch is 16-21 in his three seasons with the Wildcats, improving their record each year. Fisch, 47, is the fourth head coach at Washington since the 2019 season. Chris Petersen stepped away from coaching following the 2019 season. Defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake replaced Petersen but was fired with two games left in his second season, leading to the hiring of DeBoer after the 2021 season. Arizona coach Jedd Fisch, right, has been hired to replace Kalen DeBoer at Washington, D.C.

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FRUIT STRIPE GUM, something of a childhood icon for many gum chewers over the past five decades, will soon head over the rainbow with its multicolored zebra mascot Yipes — seemingly for good. The manufacturer of Fruit Stripe Gum, the Chicago company Ferrara Candy Co., gave the magazine Food & Wine a statement Tuesday that it is discontinuing the product; on Wednesday, an unidentified company spokesperson did the same for CNN. Ferrara did not respond to multiple requests from The Associated Press on Thursday seeking confirmation of its decision. Fruit Stripe may have been best known for its oversized packs of spectral-striped gum sticks, each bearing a distinct fruit flavor that typically faded away quickly upon chewing. For years, the packs contained temporary tattoos of brand mascot Yipes the rainbow zebra that kids could apply to their arms, legs and faces; gum chewers often joked that the tattoos lasted far longer than

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A pack of Fruit Stripe gum is pictured. the gum’s flavor did. So notorious was the gum’s ephemeral taste that it ended up in a fittingly brief gag on the animated sitcom “Family Guy.” Yipes also had a minor cult

following, especially once the company coined “Yipes! Stripes!” as a commercial catchphrase. The gum was first launched by bygone candy maker Beech-

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Moon landing, Beatles, MLK speech are among TV’s 75 biggest moments, released before 75th Emmys The Associated Press THE MOON LANDING, the Beatles’ first appearance on American TV and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech are among the 75 Most Impactful Television Moments as ranked by the Television Academy before Monday’s 75th edition of the Emmy Awards. Academy members from the television industry collaborated with academics to cull eight decades of TV history and vote on the list that was revealed Friday. Atop it they put Apollo 11’s 1969 first landing on the moon, and Neil Armstrong’s declaration of a “giant leap for mankind.” In second they put coverage of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, and in third the Beatles’ 1964 appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, delivered at the March on Washington in 1963, is ranked No. 6. This year’s Emmy Awards, delayed

four months because of Hollywood’s actors and writers strikes, comes on the MLK holiday. While the top of the list is dominated by news events, plenty of fictional moments from classic TV dramas, comedies and specials appear too, including Hawkeye bidding farewell to best buddy B.J., and Korea, in the 1983 final episode of “M.A.S.H.” (No. 8), Linus reciting the nativity story in 1965’s “A Charlie Brown Christmas” (No. 14), and, from 2007, the much-debated, cutto-black final moment of “ The Sopranos “ (No. 36). The rankings include one scene from a show nominated this year — the last moments of Nick Offerman and Murray Bartlett on HBO’s “ The Last of Us “ (No. 56). Offerman already won an Emmy for the special episode last week and “The Last of Us” is among the top nominees, along with “Succession,” “The White Lotus” and “Ted Lasso,” at Monday’s Emmys.

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