Lavonya Jones
@coachlavonyajones.bsky.social
Gullah Geechee | Sr Innovation and Entrepreneurship Manager | Hamptonian | Formerly Morehouse, HBCUvc, and CAU | HBCUs | Tribal Colleges | SDGs | Social Entrepreneurship | Impact Investing | B Corps
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Surprise! Surprise! What a full-circle moment as a proud Hampton Entrepreneurship alumna to kick off #BlackBusinessMonth as the first Senior Manager of Innovation, Entrepreneurship, & Small Business Development for the City of Hampton, VA.
We been outside doing the work of Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Small Business for the City of Hampton!
November 16, 2025 at 6:33 AM
We been outside doing the work of Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Small Business for the City of Hampton!
Serving in our military is a huge sacrifice mentally, emotionally, and physically! I'm proud to be a descendant of generations of veterans and I'm thankful for my family members that currently serve. Thank you for your courage, your bravery, and your sacrifice!
#HappyVeteransDay #VeteransDay
#HappyVeteransDay #VeteransDay
November 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Serving in our military is a huge sacrifice mentally, emotionally, and physically! I'm proud to be a descendant of generations of veterans and I'm thankful for my family members that currently serve. Thank you for your courage, your bravery, and your sacrifice!
#HappyVeteransDay #VeteransDay
#HappyVeteransDay #VeteransDay
I miss bartaco! 🌮
November 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I miss bartaco! 🌮
Haven't posted in a while! Been outside! Long day starting with the Hampton Roads SBDC's Home-Based Business Conference then closing out with EO SE Virginia dinner. Conversations with EO SE VA feel like a piece of home! So glad I found the chapter here! Here's to the weekend and some good rest!
November 7, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Haven't posted in a while! Been outside! Long day starting with the Hampton Roads SBDC's Home-Based Business Conference then closing out with EO SE Virginia dinner. Conversations with EO SE VA feel like a piece of home! So glad I found the chapter here! Here's to the weekend and some good rest!
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Newport News library throws away hundreds of books trib.al/vK1hiai
Newport News library throws away hundreds of books
Cookbooks, Bibles, bestsellers, and even a guide to belly dancing were among the roughly 150 books mixed in with trash filling a Main Street Library dumpster Friday morning.
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October 11, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Newport News library throws away hundreds of books trib.al/vK1hiai
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He has dementia if he believes any of this.
Trump is stupid and he's venal and he's ignorant, but this is pretty clear evidence that his staff is only showing him false information.
Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."
October 11, 2025 at 12:15 AM
He has dementia if he believes any of this.
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This is the right decision, President Sally Kornbluth is showing leadership. Makes me proud to be an MIT alumn (PhD, 1979)
apnews.com/article/mit-...
apnews.com/article/mit-...
MIT president says she 'cannot support' proposal to adopt Trump priorities for funding benefits
MIT's president said she “cannot support” a White House proposal that asks MIT and eight other universities to adopt President Donald Trump’s political agenda in exchange for favorable access to feder...
apnews.com
October 10, 2025 at 11:54 PM
This is the right decision, President Sally Kornbluth is showing leadership. Makes me proud to be an MIT alumn (PhD, 1979)
apnews.com/article/mit-...
apnews.com/article/mit-...
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Today my daughter's preschool is holding a farewell assembly for one of her classmates whose mother has no choice but to self deport. The school is hoping it will be joyful in tone, so we might make this less upsetting for this 3 year old.
There's just no words for the uselessness of this cruelty.
There's just no words for the uselessness of this cruelty.
October 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Today my daughter's preschool is holding a farewell assembly for one of her classmates whose mother has no choice but to self deport. The school is hoping it will be joyful in tone, so we might make this less upsetting for this 3 year old.
There's just no words for the uselessness of this cruelty.
There's just no words for the uselessness of this cruelty.
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Fun fact I just learned in the chat on this call: Ithaca just elected its first majority tenant city council last year!
Thursday 10/9, 8pm ET: @runforsomething.net’s special call for renters considering a run for office, bc contrary to what you might think, you don’t need to own property to run for office!! www.mobilize.us/runforsometh...
Elect More Renters! · Run for Something
Rents are skyrocketing. Protections are shrinking. And the people writing the rules? Mostly homeowners, landlords, and career politicians.
It’s no wonder renters—millennials, Gen Z, working families—a...
www.mobilize.us
October 10, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Fun fact I just learned in the chat on this call: Ithaca just elected its first majority tenant city council last year!
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France is plunged further into political crisis. Here’s what could happen next
France is plunged further into political crisis. Here’s what could happen next
Macron now has to choose a new PM, opt for new parliamentary elections or resign.
cnb.cx
October 7, 2025 at 5:12 AM
France is plunged further into political crisis. Here’s what could happen next
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careclimatechange.org/pr-cf-shadow...
C'mon... not good!
#climatechange #adaptation #humanrights #justice #aid #gender #poverty
C'mon... not good!
#climatechange #adaptation #humanrights #justice #aid #gender #poverty
Two-thirds of climate funding for Global South is loans as rich countries profiteer from escalating climate crisis - CARE Climate Change
October 6, 2025 – New research by Oxfam and CARE Climate Justice Centre, published today, finds that developing countries are now paying more back to wealthy nations for climate finance loans than the...
careclimatechange.org
October 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Happy 18th Anniversary my love! Enjoying our new Life by the Sea!
October 7, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Happy 18th Anniversary my love! Enjoying our new Life by the Sea!
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Here are 10 provocations on climate and energy. Tell me if you agree, disagree or have a nuanced take. Drop your own provocations in reply or quote post.
Start:
1. By 2030, the use of air conditioning will lead to greater increase in electricity demand than data centers. And it's not even close!
Start:
1. By 2030, the use of air conditioning will lead to greater increase in electricity demand than data centers. And it's not even close!
September 10, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Here are 10 provocations on climate and energy. Tell me if you agree, disagree or have a nuanced take. Drop your own provocations in reply or quote post.
Start:
1. By 2030, the use of air conditioning will lead to greater increase in electricity demand than data centers. And it's not even close!
Start:
1. By 2030, the use of air conditioning will lead to greater increase in electricity demand than data centers. And it's not even close!
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Portugal broke international law in the licensing process of Europe’s largest lithium mine without transparency. Now a UN ruling confirms what the locals said all along.
The Barroso mine still threatens water, biodiversity, and heritage. This fight isn’t just about lithium - it’s about democracy.
The Barroso mine still threatens water, biodiversity, and heritage. This fight isn’t just about lithium - it’s about democracy.
September 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Portugal broke international law in the licensing process of Europe’s largest lithium mine without transparency. Now a UN ruling confirms what the locals said all along.
The Barroso mine still threatens water, biodiversity, and heritage. This fight isn’t just about lithium - it’s about democracy.
The Barroso mine still threatens water, biodiversity, and heritage. This fight isn’t just about lithium - it’s about democracy.
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I hope people read these stories and are encouraged to take their own action: wagingnonviolence.org/2025/08/la-u...
How LA is uniting to provide mutual aid for those impacted by ICE raids
Through fundraisers, grocery deliveries and ‘adopt a corner’ initiatives, Angelenos are coming together to support their immigrant neighbors.
wagingnonviolence.org
August 31, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I hope people read these stories and are encouraged to take their own action: wagingnonviolence.org/2025/08/la-u...
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Unemployment for Black Americans has surged to 7.2%, the highest level since October 2021, when the job market was still recovering from the pandemic. The drop in employment is a warning sign. @wsj.com www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
Black Americans Are Losing Jobs in a Warning for the Economy
Unemployment among Black people reaches highest level since 2021. “I am in the fight of my life.”
www.wsj.com
September 1, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Unemployment for Black Americans has surged to 7.2%, the highest level since October 2021, when the job market was still recovering from the pandemic. The drop in employment is a warning sign. @wsj.com www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
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Maha: Making America Held to international standards Again on.ft.com/4nag5Bf | opinion
Maha: Making America Held to international standards Again
A new Texas law on food labelling defers to ‘appropriate authorities’ in some more liberal corners of the world
on.ft.com
September 1, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Maha: Making America Held to international standards Again on.ft.com/4nag5Bf | opinion
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Breaking News: An earthquake in eastern Afghanistan killed at least 250 people and injured more than 500, officials said. The death toll was expected to rise.
Earthquake Kills Hundreds in Afghanistan
The quake, near Jalalabad in the nation’s east, left at least 250 people dead and injured more than 500, officials said. The death toll was expected to rise.
nyti.ms
September 1, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Breaking News: An earthquake in eastern Afghanistan killed at least 250 people and injured more than 500, officials said. The death toll was expected to rise.
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The fossil fuel companies really do intend to keep on extracting and burning until they're forced to stop — no matter how much damage they do along the way. Their executives literally Do Not Care.
The very definition of evil.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/b...
The very definition of evil.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/b...
Chevron’s Boss Says the World Will Need Oil for a ‘Long, Long Time’
www.nytimes.com
August 31, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The fossil fuel companies really do intend to keep on extracting and burning until they're forced to stop — no matter how much damage they do along the way. Their executives literally Do Not Care.
The very definition of evil.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/b...
The very definition of evil.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/b...
Dag! Coach Pete said don't play with Baltimore! A win like that against Vick you ain't gone be able to tell that man nothing all year! Geesh! Next time Vick, next time. 🙏🏾 But Hampton BETTER do the same! 😏🏴☠️
August 29, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Dag! Coach Pete said don't play with Baltimore! A win like that against Vick you ain't gone be able to tell that man nothing all year! Geesh! Next time Vick, next time. 🙏🏾 But Hampton BETTER do the same! 😏🏴☠️
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This is covered explicitly in the ruling. The judge seems sympathetic to the Weavers’ counterclaim that they themselves were deceived by their former CFO’s alleged fraud, but notes that they’re on the hook for his actions given they made him an officer of Uncle Nearest Inc.:
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situations that require quick decision making. The Court is concerned that Uncle Nearest's ability
to effectively respond to these kinds of situations would be impaired if the Court relied on an
injunction alone. Unforeseen circumstances and disa grocment about how best to handle them could lead the parties to seck an interpretation and/or modification of a hypothetical injunction whenever Uncle Ncarest was presented with a new challenge or opportunity. The Court would work quickly to address any such dispute, but it might not be quick caough to allow Uncle Nearest to best address the situation at hand." In contrast, a receiver could react to emergent situations in real time and
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rocciserano, it cannot elicchvely subsatule lor a rocciver in this casc. Consogucally, this factor
weighs in favor of a receiver, but only just.
Turning to whether the Defendants engagod in fraudulent conduct, this factor also weighs
lightly in favor of a roceiver. It is undisputed that Senzaki misrepresentod Uncle Ncarest's barrel
inventory to obtain an additional $24 million under the revolving loan. [Doc. 16-1 at 9 2; Doc. 30
at 23, 43-44] Tibe Court appreciates that Defendants maintain they were unaware of these
misrepresentations at the time, [Doc. 16-1 at 1 3), but the fact remains that they were made by an Uncle Nearest officer as part of his official durie fd. a 1 2; Doc. 30 at 66), In such circumstances, traditional principles of agency generally hold the employer responsible for its employce's
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oint, consider the cincumstances sumounding the instare Morico. Farm Crodit filod the Motion of
aly 28°. [Doc. 31. A bearing was held on August 7". Doc. 26) and dis Memorandum Opinion and Order was cetera the following week. Thus, even with the Court's diliponce and the parties' acmendous efforts, it has still taken more
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August 15, 2025 at 1:06 PM
This is covered explicitly in the ruling. The judge seems sympathetic to the Weavers’ counterclaim that they themselves were deceived by their former CFO’s alleged fraud, but notes that they’re on the hook for his actions given they made him an officer of Uncle Nearest Inc.:
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This is who is mainly to blame for what’s happening with Uncle Nearest. No one should be celebrating what the Weavers are going through.
August 15, 2025 at 10:45 PM
This is who is mainly to blame for what’s happening with Uncle Nearest. No one should be celebrating what the Weavers are going through.
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NEW: District court judge has GRANTED the receivership request of Uncle Nearest’s bank, taking control of the boutique liquor firm (valued by Forbes last year at $1.1B) out of the hands of the cofounders Fawn & Keith Weaver due to default on ~$108M debt: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
AT WINCHESTER
FARM CREDIT MID-AMERICA, PCA,
Plaintif,
Case No. 4:25-cv-38
Judge Atchley
Magistrate Judge Steger
UNCLE NEAREST, INC., et al.,
Defendants.
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
Before the Court is Plaintift Farm Credit Mid-America, PCA's Emergency Motion for the
Immediate Appointment of Receiver [Doc. 3). The Court held a hearing on the Motion on August 7, 2025. After considering the arguments and evidence presented at this hearing, the parties' written submissions, and the other materials in the record, the Court finds that a receivership is
necessary. Accordingly, the Motion [Doc. 3] is GRANTED for the reasons detailed below.
I. BACKGROUND
Defendants Fawn and Keith Weaver founded Uncle Nearest, a whiskey company honoring
the legacy of Nathan "Nearest" Green, in 2016.' [See Doc. 4 at 94; Doc. 30 at 7-8). Over the next several years, Uncle Nearest grew at an impressive rate. [Doc. 30 at 58]. This growth, however, came with a need for additional capital. [See id.) Consequently, Uncle Nearest entered into a Credit Agreement with Farm Credit on July 22, 2022. (Doc. I-I]? Under the terms of this Agreement, Uncle Nearest was given a S35 million revolving loan and a $20 million term loan. [Doc. 1-1).|
' For purposes of this Memorandum Opinion and Order, the Court uses the term "Uncle Neares" to refer collectively to Defendants Uncle Ncarest, Inc., Nearest Groen Distillery, Inc, and Uncle Ncarest Real Estate Holdings, LLC.
• For documents that were part of the record prior to the August 7° hearing (like the Credit Agreement), the Court
ciles to the carlier dockct entry ratber than the beanne exhibit number.
Case 4:25-cv-00038-CEA-CHS Document 32
Filed 08/14/25 Page 1 of 11 PagelD
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Farm Credit secured its interests under these loans through a Security Agreement, several deeds
of trust granting it liens in certain real property, and the filing of multiple UCC Financing
Statements. [Docs. 1-10-1-14). …](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7keeiuhmqfxim42c6tibwvzw/bafkreibogjapatxen2nmcvgwemwqrpzjyf54gmmampwlmw6bh3ujlt5z5a@jpeg)
August 16, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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August 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Surprise! Surprise! What a full-circle moment as a proud Hampton Entrepreneurship alumna to kick off #BlackBusinessMonth as the first Senior Manager of Innovation, Entrepreneurship, & Small Business Development for the City of Hampton, VA.
August 4, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Surprise! Surprise! What a full-circle moment as a proud Hampton Entrepreneurship alumna to kick off #BlackBusinessMonth as the first Senior Manager of Innovation, Entrepreneurship, & Small Business Development for the City of Hampton, VA.