— Death noted: Country singer Charlie Louvin, 83, last of the two Louvin Brothers and first cousin of esteemed Durham native John D. Loudermilk. Charlie and Ira were in fact born Loudermilks, but found the handle too long for career purposes.
— Among the “All-time most popular” reader queries to the Star-News’ MyReporter.com is “Will the Wilmington area be getting a Red Lobster?” Is Lexington similarly eager for the arrival of a Sonny’s?
— The last mayor of Brooklyn — before it became a borough of New York City — was a native of Plymouth, North Carolina. At age 7, Frederick W. Wurster and his German-born parents moved to Brooklyn. He made his fortune manufacturing axles and in 1895 was serving as Brooklyn’s fire commissioner when he won the Republican nomination for mayor.
— Yet another North Carolina politician successfully auditions for “Doonesbury.”
Back in August of 2009, David Meincke did a really nice post about John D. Loudermilk on “A View To Hugh.”
http://blogs.lib.unc.edu/morton/index.php/2009/08/john-d-loudermilk-musician/