VOLUME 148 ISSUE 28 | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2025
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THE CHATHAM COUNTY EDITION OF NORTH STATE JOURNAL
COURTESY SHERIFF MIKE ROBERSON
Promotion day Sheriff Mike Roberson and the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office held a pinning ceremony last Thursday, giving oaths of office, promotions and awards to deputies and staff.
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BRIEF this week
Chatham schools, CCCC team up on teacher licensure program The new program helps school employees become licensed teachers
Trump says Space Command to move from Colorado to Alabama U.S. Space Command will be located in Huntsville, Alabama, President Donald Trump announced Tuesday afternoon, reversing a Biden-era decision to keep it at its temporary headquarters in Colorado. Alabama and Colorado have long battled to claim Space Command because it has significant implications for the local economy. The site also has been a political prize, with elected officials from both states asserting theirs as the better location.
Judge orders search shakeup in Google monopoly case, keeps hands off Chrome, default search deals A federal judge ordered a shake-up of Google’s search business in an attempt to curb the corrosive power of an illegal monopoly, but rebuffed the U.S. government’s attempt to break up the company and impose other restraints. The 226-page decision made by U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington, D.C., will likely ripple across the technological landscape at a time when the industry is being reshaped by artificial intelligence breakthroughs — including conversational “answer engines” as companies like ChatGPT and Perplexity try to upend Google’s long-held position as the internet’s main gateway. Google will remain the default search engine on Apple’s iPhone and other devices, for example, in exchange for billions of dollars per year in payments.
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COURTESY CHATHAM COUNTY SCHOOLS
CCS Superintendent Anthony Jackson and CCCC President Lisa M. Chapman sign the agreement.
PITTSBORO — Chatham County Schools and Central Carolina Community College have partnered to create a new pathway for nonlicensed elementary school employees to become certified teachers while continuing to work in the classroom. The program will allow
teacher assistants, substitute teachers and other school employees who already have bachelor’s degrees to earn their teaching licenses without having to quit their jobs or pursue traditional student teaching. Officials from both institutions signed an agreement Aug. 28, at CCCC’s Sanford campus to launch the Elementary Education Residency Licensure Certificate Program. The agreement was signed by CCS Superintendent Anthony See SCHOOLS, page A7
Fiery texts from both Jordan, NASCAR executives disclosed in ongoing NASCAR antitrust court case The teams say they risk going out of business By Jenna Fryer The Associated Press CHARLOTTE — The bitter fight between NASCAR and two of its teams who have
filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against the stock-racing giant spilled into public view last Thursday during an acrimonious hearing that included the disclosure of expletive-laden
emails and text messages from team owner Michael Jordan and other high-profile litigants. In one exchange, the retired NBA Hall of Famer and co-owner of the 23XI Racing Team used disparaging language about Joe Gibbs Racing and the 13 other teams that
NC native representing self in Trump assassination attempt trial Jury selection begins Sept. 8 for Ryan Routh By David Fischer The Associated Press FORT PIERCE, Fla. — A Greensboro native charged with trying to assassinate President Donald Trump last year in South Florida will represent himself in his trial. Barring any delays, jury selection is scheduled to begin Sept. 8 in Fort Pierce federal court for the case against Ryan Routh. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon signed off on Routh’s request to represent himself in July but said court-appointed attorneys need
to remain as standby counsel. The trial will begin nearly a year after prosecutors say a U.S. Secret Service agent thwarted Routh’s attempt to shoot Trump as he played golf. Routh, 59, has pleaded not guilty to charges of attempting to assassinate a major presidential candidate, assaulting a federal officer and several firearm violations. Prosecutors have said Routh methodically plotted to kill Trump for weeks before aiming a rifle through the shrubbery as Trump played golf on Sept. 15, 2024, at his West Palm Beach country club. A Secret Service agent spotted Routh before Trump came into view. Officials See TRIAL, page A7
signed NASCAR’s new charter agreements last September. “Teams are going to regret not joining us,” Jordan wrote in a text message to Curtis Polk, his business manager who, along with Jordan and See NASCAR, page A3