Jon Dawson: Bryan Hanks to refurbish local relic

Photo by Bryan Hanks / The Bucklesberry Gazette In 1984 a grand restoration effort began that would eventually restore the Statue of Liberty to her former glory. Such effort hadn’t gone into restoring a French beauty since Sophia Loren auditioned for the part of Bella Swan in the Twilight series. Although Lenoir County doesn’t have […]

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 […]