Jon Dawson: Man with internet access calls for Hubert Davis to step down

When UNC basketball coach Roy Williams announced his retirement last week it sent shockwaves through the sports world. For several days after Coach Williams’ press conference, emergency rooms across North Carolina reported record numbers of thumb injuries from internet sports experts. “These older guys got all juiced up over the news of Roy’s retirement and took […]

Jon Dawson: Bryan Hanks turns 66

Bryan Hanks (left) with a pre-makeup David Letterman / Photo By Jonathan Massey By Jon Dawson/Staff Writer Jan. 12, 1955, is a day that will live in infamy, for that is the day that radio host/Golden Girls Reenactment Coordinator Bryan Bartholomew Hanks was born in Thurmond, N.C. The young Hanks has been described as a […]

Lenoir County family divided over utility bill

By Jon Dawson/Staff Writer When Madeline Weaver arrived home last Thursday she was shocked to be greeted by candlelight. “It wasn’t my birthday or wedding anniversary,” she said. “I convinced myself my husband was trying to be romantic…or at the very least, pre-apologize for something he’d done that I hadn’t found out about yet.” Not […]