VOLUME 10 ISSUE 28 | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2025
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Pack mentality NC State running back Duke Scott carries the ball against East Carolina’s defense last Thursday in the Wolfpack’s 24-17 season-opening win in Raleigh. Read all about the opening week of the college football season in North Carolina in Sports.
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Former NC congressional candidate ID’d in flag burning
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Richmond County firefighter shot while responding to fire call Ellerbe A Richmond County firefighter was shot while responding to a call for a fire alarm on Monday morning in Ellerbe, according to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office and North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation. One fire truck and one firefighter in a personal vehicle responded to the scene, where they were met with gunfire and a firefighter was hit. Deputies responded and took a suspect into custody. The injured firefighter was airlifted to a trauma center at UNC Chapel Hill. The suspect is charged with two counts of assault on emergency personnel with a firearm and one count of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill or inflict serious injury.
Greensboro native representing self in Trump assassination attempt trial 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. Jury selection is Monday 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.
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Surry elections board chair resigns following arrest James Yokeley is accused of putting narcotics in the ice cream of his two granddaughters By A.P. Dillon North State Journal RALEIGH — The chairman of the Surry County Board of Elections resigned two days after he was arrested for allegedly putting the drug MDMA
into the ice cream of his two granddaughters. A Facebook post by the Wilmington Police Department announced James Edwin Yokeley Jr.’s Aug. 26 arrest. “On August 8, 2025, while on patrol, a Wilmington Police Officer was flagged down by James Yokeley at the Sheetz gas station at 2517 Shipyard Blvd.,” the Wilmington Police post reads. “Mr. Yokeley informed See ARREST, page A3
Jay Carey was charged with lighting an unauthorized fire on federal property By A.P. Dillon North State Journal RALEIGH — A man who set fire to an American flag in Washington, D.C., in protest of an executive order by President Donald Trump has been identified as Jay Carey, a failed former Democratic candidate for North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District, a seat currently held by Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards. A video of Carey burning the flag shows Secret Service agents intervening and putting the fire out with an extinguisher while other offices detained Carey. “No president can make a law period,” Carey said “No
State Board of Elections tables SAVE invitation A new feature involves adding the last four digits of a Social Security number By A.P. Dillon North State Journal RALEIGH — The North Carolina State Board of Elections tabled the topic of participating in the Department of Homeland Security’s “Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements,” often referred to as “SAVE,” program at its Aug. 27 meeting. The SAVE program, used by all levels of government, vets and verifies the immigration status of certain applicants seeking driver’s licens-
es and other occupational licenses, as well as various state and federal benefits. The program doesn’t determine eligibility for licenses or benefits; that’s up to the agencies involved to complete. SAVE is administered by the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The issue was tabled near the end of the meeting following the board’s return from a lengthy closed session. “We are going to put that off for another day. We’re not dealing with that issue,” said NCSBE Board Member Francis De Luca. “We discussed some of the details in closed session and decided that we See SAVE, page A3
“We are going to put that off for another day. We’re not dealing with that issue.” Francis DeLuca, NCSBE board member
Congress shall make a law infringing on First Amendment rights.” Carey also said he was “burning this flag as a protest to that illegal fascist president that sits in that house.” “I served over 20 years in the United States Army. I fought for every single one of your rights to express yourself in however you feel that you may want to express yourself,” Carey said during the flag burning incident. “It is a First Amendment right to burn the American flag.” Secret Service said Carey was detained for “for igniting an object,” and U.S. Park Police later confirmed Carey was arrested for a violation of 36 CFR 2.13(a)(1), which prohibits unauthorized fires on federal property. Video later posted by the Instagram account @jolly_ good_ginger features Carey See BURNING, page A2