By Jon Dawson Are you a homeowner? I share one with the bank. About four years ago The Wife and I passed a milestone: For the first time since we signed the papers on the bank loan for Dawson Manor, more of our mortgage payment went to the principal than the interest. While the bank […]
By Jon Dawson A double-burglary took an unusual turn last week when a father and his estranged son reunited for the first time in 13 years. “A residence on Idlewild Road, Kinston, was burglarized twice on the evening of May 13,” said Lenoir County Police Department spokesman Warren Haynes. “One suspect came in through a […]
By Jon Dawson The couple appearing to hoard gasoline in a widely circulated image is speaking out. Tom and Mary Bradford of Bucklesberry, N.C., say the photo of them making the rounds on social media has been taken out of context. “We have been living off the grid for a few years now,” Tom Bradford […]
By Jon Dawson One of the most controversial subjects of recent memory is the practice of vaping, which the Google machine defines as “the inhaling of a vapor created by an electronic cigarette that is filled with a liquid that usually contains nicotine, flavorings, and chemicals”. For better or worse vaping is now commonplace, and a […]
By Jon Dawson Although this column usually has a humorous slant, a trip to the car wash turned into a 36-hour ordeal for a Bucklesberry man last weekend. Elmore Leonard, 89, of Echo Drive, Bucklesberry, told rescue personnel it all started last Friday when he mistakenly inserted a $100 bill into an automated payment machine […]
Last week our beloved Tax Deduction #2 turned 11, but if you knew her it’d be tough to tell. Why? Because she doesn’t need something as trivial as a birthday to give her reason to wear a party hat. TD#2 is an entertainer first and foremost. Every activity she takes part in – no matter […]
R.L. Burnside and his wife Gracie of Snow Hill have been together for 47 years. “When she took my order at McDonald’s all those years ago, I thought she was the prettiest thing I’d ever seen,” R.L. said. “She didn’t laugh when I asked for the Smurf toy in my Happy Meal either; I knew […]
Last Saturday The Wife and I attended a gender-reveal party in Hookerton, although Google Maps interpreted “Hugo Road” as “Hugo Church Road” and we nearly ended up in Ontario. In case you don’t know, Jonathan Massey and I are contributors to the Bryan Hanks Radio Show (see the ad below). Regular listeners to the program […]
Chris Lavender, Jonathan Massey, Bryan Hanks and Darrell Hanks. / Photo by Ted Turner Last Thursday four men piled into a rental car and set out for the great unknown. The men — radio host Bryan Hanks, his brother Darrell Hanks, newspaper journalist Chris Lavender and the only North Carolinian to ever fail an emissions […]
Tax Deduction #2 and her dog Lucille getting haircuts at Brian North’s Dip ‘N Clip in La Grange. / Photo by Bucklesberry Gazette Staff You know him as the guy who keeps the lights on over at WCTI. Soon, you’ll know him as the man who perms your poodle. As a sportscaster, he’s covered more […]
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