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The latest development in the ever-unfolding saga of Saint Augustine’s University involves cigars, a Range Rover, and legal fisticuffs between board trustees. Hold on to your hats.
You may recall that back in March, a Georgia court ordered SAU board chair Brian Boulware to pay more than $670,000 to his former fellow trustee, George Brooks.
The two men got into business together back in 2021 while they were both SAU trustees. Brooks loaned Boulware $600,000 for his three cigar businesses, and Boulware soon began defaulting on interest payments. Brooks sued to recoup the loan. A legal battle followed, and a judge concluded in March of this year that Boulware had spent some of the money on personal expenses, including meals, hotels, payments to an SAU employee named Wanda Wagner, and the purchase of a Range Rover.
The final hearing in the years-long dispute was scheduled for last Friday. Then, one day before Boulware and Brooks were set to meet in court, all three of Boulware’s businesses declared bankruptcy, triggering an immediate, indefinite pause on the legal proceedings.
Read more about the legal dispute below, and have a good Thursday.
—Chloe
Durham
ICYMI: Durham’s city manager presented a proposed budget earlier this week. INDY’s Justin Laidlaw has the details on what it means for HEART, city staff, and transit infrastructure.
Wake
N.C. State announced the federal government will resume its investigation into a cancer cluster at Poe Hall, WRAL reports.
Orange
In 2021, properties in Orange County’s historically Black neighborhoods were overvalued by $10 million, leading to steep tax bill hikes. Now, advocates say it’s happening again with the most recent property revaluation, INDY’s Chase Pellegrini de Paur reports.
North Carolina
Some state lawmakers want to do away with artificial dyes in food, including the dye that gives Cheerwine its iconic burgundy color, North Carolina Health News reports.
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