The Whiskey World Is Reeling, but This Company Has Bigger Troubles

A new report paints a grim financial picture of Uncle Nearest, a high-profile brand named for an enslaved distiller. But its ...

Between the ads for AI and sportsbetting, these Super Bowl commercials stood out

Come Near's spot, featuring a dizzy array of flashy images, fit in neatly with the procession of commercials featured in this ...

'He Gets Us' returns with 2026 Super Bowl commercial for Jesus

The He Gets Us folks are back in the Super Bowl, with a 60-second advertisement barraging viewers with loud noises and ...

Black Wealth Watch: Uncle Nearest Faces Foreclosure Risk, New Voices Survey Highlights Black Entrepreneurs, And No Black Athletes Make Forbes’ Highest-Paid …

This week had us watching one of the most successful Black-owned spirits brands fight for its life in court, confront new ...
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Uncle Nearest ‘calls for emergency hearing to reconsider receivership’

Fawn Weaver, Uncle Nearest’s CEO. Photo credit: Paras Griffin/Getty Images. The co-founders of Uncle Nearest and its largest shareholder have reportedly filed a motion calling on a local court to hold ...
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Investors Make a Bold Move to Rescue Troubled Whiskey Brand Uncle Nearest as Owners Fight for Control

The battle for Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey is escalating, as a new investor group moves to buy out the company’s $108 million loan from Farm Credit Mid-America. The group, NextGen2780, hopes to ...
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Here’s Why Uncle Nearest’s Receiver Has Requested For The Company’s Q2 Report To Be Sealed

Uncle Nearest receiver Phillip G. Young Jr. wants to seal a report on the company’s quarterly performance, according to the Lexington Herald-Leader. As AFROTECH previously told you, the award-winning ...
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Uncle Nearest Founders Accuse Former CFO of Fraud in New Lawsuit

Uncle Nearest has been surrounded by controversy since last summer, when the distillery’s main lender filed a lawsuit claiming the founders, Fawn and Keith Weaver, had defaulted on loans worth more ...
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Uncle Nearest’s Fawn Weaver And Old Classmate Poke Fun At Viral Video By Recreating The Moment With A Skit

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Uncle Nearest Whiskey founder and CEO Fawn Weaver reunited with her old classmate named E. Jermon Manual to recreate the viral, ...
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Firefighters put out large commercial fire near Roswell airport

ROSWELL, N.M. – Authorities are investigating a fire that destroyed a large commercial building at the Roswell Air Center. The fire broke out just before 8:00 p.m. on Thursday night, and spread ...
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Troubled distillery wants emergency hearing to keep ‘trade secrets’ from competitors

Nearest Green Distillery and Uncle Nearest whiskey founder Fawn Weaver is requesting an immediate hearing in federal court in an attempt to stave off potential competitors trying to buy the business.
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uncle nearest small batch review, plus lawsuit details

A look at Uncle Nearest 1884 Small Batch Tennessee Whiskey. The reviewer shares tasting notes and discusses the brand's history and recent lawsuit. Judge Calls Trump’s Guard Move Illegal A nasty, hard ...