The Schuler Statue, named for its sculptor, Hans K. Schuler, was installed on Natchitoches' Front Street in 1927. It now stands on the grounds of the LSU Rural Life Museum. The old gentleman no longer ...

The receiver of Uncle Nearest says the company is insolvent. Phillip G. Young Jr. is the court-appointed receiver of the whiskey brand Uncle Nearest, owned by Fawn Weaver and her husband, Keith. The ...

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Farm Credit Mid‑America, the Louisville‑based lender accusing Uncle Nearest of financial fraud, also alleges that the Tennessee‑based whiskey company hid a $20 million loan it received from MarcyPen, ...

The legal battle over the Uncle Nearest whiskey brand continues as sidelined CEO Fawn Weaver’s latest attempt for company control was struck down. In 2019, the Nearest Green Distillery, run by Fawn ...

Uncle Nearest and its largest shareholder filed a lawsuit against its main creditor on Tuesday, intensifying a nearly year-long legal saga that started over loans in default and has spiraled since.

The long-awaited reopening of Uncle Bill’s Pancake House (3427 S. Kingshighway) is just around the corner, according to owner Ivan Garcia of Garcia Properties. After a year-long, top-to-bottom ...

Uncle Nearest officially entered the eighth month of a fiery legal battle with its lender, and things are only escalating in court. In the Feb. 26 filing, receiver Phillip G. Young Jr. pointed to the ...

"After decades of fighting for my community—from the courtroom defending free speech all the way to the United States Supreme Court, to building businesses that created jobs across the South, to ...

Election season in Florida just got a jolt of 808s and political ambition. Luther “Uncle Luke” Campbell — the rap pioneer, First Amendment fighter, and youth football coach — says he’s officially ...

KNOXVILLE — Fawn Weaver testified before a filled courtroom Feb. 9 to try to claw back control of Uncle Nearest, the Tennessee whiskey company a federal judge has ruled is better off out of her hands.

Judge keeps Uncle Nearest in receivership pending briefs due Feb. 26, 2026. Farm Credit alleges over $100 million loan default and disputes company solvency. Receiver seeks broader control after ...