Tennessean

Key moments from court as Weaver fights for control of Uncle Nearest

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.
Lexington Herald Leader

Uncle Nearest case goes before a judge. What was said in the receivership hearing

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 ...
Essence

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

Welcome to Black Wealth Watch, where we round up the biggest stories in Black business and economic news each week. The wins, the setbacks, the deals getting done, and the conversations we should be ...
The Grio

Court-appointed receiver says Uncle Nearest will likely face foreclosure if given back to Weavers

Uncle Nearest Whiskey, the award-winning brand owned by Fawn Weaver and her husband based on the legacy of Nearest Green, could be foreclosed if placed back in the hands of Weaver, according to the ...
Lexington Herald Leader

Potential Uncle Nearest buyers may include investor with SEC fraud judgment

Potential Uncle Nearest buyers may include an investor tied to SEC judgment NexGen2780 aims to buy $108 million Farm Credit debt to speed sale process Solomon R.C. Ali faces 2018 SEC suit and past bar ...
Drinks

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 ...
EURweb

Uncle Nearest Founders Sue Former CFO Over Alleged Fraud and Misconduct

*The founders of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey have filed a major civil lawsuit against the company’s former chief financial officer, accusing him of fraud and serious misconduct over several years.
Inc

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 ...
Hosted on MSN

Build k-nearest neighbors from scratch in Python – step by step tutorial

Learn how to implement the K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN) algorithm from scratch in Python! This tutorial covers the theory, coding process, and practical examples to help you understand how KNN works ...
Black Enterprise

Uncle Nearest Founders File Civil Lawsuit Against Former CFO Alleging Fraud

The Weavers claim because of the narrative, they were forced to cancel speaking engagements, which cost them more than $1 million. Fawn and Keith Weaver, co-founders of the popular Uncle Nearest ...
Cleveland.com

Death of the penny could cost Ohioans who pay in cash

On paper, that looks fair — some totals go up, some go down, and everything would balance out over time. But real-world prices don’t land evenly across those digits. In 2023, the Federal Reserve asked ...