Welcome back everyone! Who Gives a Hoot is back and in this episode we speak with racing historian Phil Combs! Combs has spent much of his life surrounding himself with racing, whether it's his own time own the track, in the stands as an announcer, or his time as a curator to the Combs Family Museum. And you can see the museum for yourself in our video here along with our other racing content:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIJDvSIDSZY

The event spoken on in this podcast has been postponed and will occur May 11th, 2025.

Listen along as we cover everything from the past month including topics such as helping veterans with Camp Centurion, whats happening at the Dallas Lane Lavender Farm, and what's going on in Cherryville NC. This will also be Grace's final episode with us because she will be returning to college for her masters! Stay tuned for next months Who Gives a Hoot!

In this Who Gives a Hoot we continue following up on topics like Piedmont Lithium and Cherryville News but also bring in some things from the greater NC Area. We cover our thoughts on the recent viral bear handling and then head a little closer to home with events at the Loray Mills. These include speaking our thoughts on speaking with Bob Johnson and Frank McClure at the African American Museum of History and Culture!

Big news for the Wise News crew, as we are now an accredited news agency by the North Carolina Press Association! Today we'll be discussing not only the local happenings of Cherryville NC, but also branching out to some national issues such as the presidential race, the Baltimore bridge collapse as well as some other topics. Be sure to give it a listen and thank you to our listeners!

Who would've guessed there would have been so much turmoil surrounding the beginning of the year? From the trouble cause in small towns by Krampus to what the New Years Shooters are about we're discussing tradition and its place in small-town America this go round!

This is our end of the year holiday episode! We'll be discussing the happenings in the piedmont area of NC as well as your usual updates on the status of Piedmont Lithium!

We're continuing the sagas of discussing Piedmont Lithium and the Cherryville Historical Museum so if you've been listening for that be sure to tune in! Otherwise how do you even pronounce Cherryville? Stick around for the answers!