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Jeremy Markovich

A longtime journalist in North Carolina who's written for CBS Sports, Charlotte magazine, Our State magazine, SB Nation, Politico, and more.

Neese's Country Sausage Got Sold To Someone Who's Not a Neese

Neese's Country Sausage

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Jun 14, 2026

Neese's Country Sausage Got Sold To Someone Who's Not a Neese

First, it had a listeria outbreak. Then its products disappeared from North Carolina grocery stores. There was no explanation, until now. A new owner has taken over Neese's, a family-owned business that's made bricks of sausage, liver pudding, scrapple, and more for more than a century. So what happens next?

Jeremy Markovich
Jeremy Markovich
Do Not Wait for the Shibumi Shade IPO

Business

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Jun 9, 2026

Do Not Wait for the Shibumi Shade IPO

An update from behind the scenes of the company that makes the blue flappy things that you see on every beach in North Carolina.

Jeremy Markovich
Jeremy Markovich
Meet a man who built a barbecue smoker out of a file cabinet

Barbecue

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Jun 5, 2026

Meet a man who built a barbecue smoker out of a file cabinet

Is it real? Does it work? Is it safe? Was it hard to make? Why would anyone build one? Why is he selling it and trying to get a broken chainsaw in return? And, is this a singular piece of American ingenuity or is there an underground community of file cabinet smokers that I had never heard of before now? The seller, and an expert, tell us everything.

Jeremy Markovich
Jeremy Markovich
Drinking Sun Drop out of the Stanley Cup

Politics

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Jun 2, 2026

Drinking Sun Drop out of the Stanley Cup

Revisiting the fandom of former Caniac in Chief Roy Cooper on the doorstep of the Carolina Hurricanes first trip to the Stanley Cup Final since 2006. Plus! Can you somehow avoid the $95 parking at the arena?

Jeremy Markovich
Jeremy Markovich
Thom Tillis called something "stupid on stilts." Where the hell did that come from?

Politics

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May 29, 2026

Thom Tillis called something "stupid on stilts." Where the hell did that come from?

North Carolina's senior senator uttered the expression to show his displeasure with President Trump. Even people who don't like Tillis now like to say it. Think it's a Southern phrase? Bless your heart.

Jeremy Markovich
Jeremy Markovich
Here's Some Stuff: Cajun EV Charging, an Enormous Water Bill, and Dave Doeren Catching Strays

Podcasts

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May 25, 2026

Here's Some Stuff: Cajun EV Charging, an Enormous Water Bill, and Dave Doeren Catching Strays

A roundup of North Carolina things that you may have missed.

Jeremy Markovich
Jeremy Markovich
The North Carolina Musician with a Billion Streams and No Fans

Cornelius

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May 22, 2026

The North Carolina Musician with a Billion Streams and No Fans

Mike Smith's journey took him from a string of medical clinics to the music industry and, then, to a federal crime.

Jeremy Markovich
Jeremy Markovich
West Virginia's most legendary biscuit place was actually conceived in North Carolina

Fast Food

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May 17, 2026

West Virginia's most legendary biscuit place was actually conceived in North Carolina

How did a long-dead pizza restaurant give birth to not one but two beloved breakfast chains? Here's the overlap between Biscuitville and Tudor's Biscuit World, with a possible connection to Mayberry.

Jeremy Markovich
Jeremy Markovich
Here's a Chart: Dale vs. Andy vs. Chuck

Andy Griffith

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May 10, 2026

Here's a Chart: Dale vs. Andy vs. Chuck

The myth of Dale Earnhardt lives on. But is he really more popular today than he was when he on the track?

Jeremy Markovich
Jeremy Markovich
Where, exactly, did James Comey find the "threatening" seashell message that got him indicted?

Crime

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May 1, 2026

Where, exactly, did James Comey find the "threatening" seashell message that got him indicted?

The former director of the FBI posted an Instagram picture of "86 47" written on a beach in North Carolina last year. Which beach? Here are the results of a Rabbit Hole investigation.

Jeremy Markovich
Jeremy Markovich
Mine First, Figure The Rest Of It Out Later

Helene

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Apr 26, 2026

Mine First, Figure The Rest Of It Out Later

A North Carolina gravel quarry that opened up after Hurricane Helene never had a permit. Its owners say it was helping the area get back on its feet. The people living nearby say all that's left is a big mess.

Jeremy Markovich
Jeremy Markovich
One River, 200 miles, Ten Years Later

Fayetteville

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Apr 20, 2026

One River, 200 miles, Ten Years Later

Back in April 2016, four of us paddled the entire length of the Cape Fear River in eastern North Carolina. Today, a look back at what's changed and what's stayed the same.

Jeremy Markovich
Jeremy Markovich
Charlotte's greatest places aren't what they used to be (and that's okay)

Charlotte

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Apr 13, 2026

Charlotte's greatest places aren't what they used to be (and that's okay)

A trip back to my old city isn't exactly a trip back in time anymore. That's probably a good thing for all of us.

Jeremy Markovich
Jeremy Markovich
How Christina Koch went from North Carolina to a Moon Mission

Jacksonville

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Apr 2, 2026

How Christina Koch went from North Carolina to a Moon Mission

Koch grew up in Jacksonville, went to high school in Durham, got three degrees from NC State, and is now going to be the first woman to orbit the moon. Here's the long road that led her there.

Jeremy Markovich
Jeremy Markovich
The Mall Cemeteries of North Carolina

Cemeteries

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Mar 29, 2026

The Mall Cemeteries of North Carolina

What happens when a graveyard gets in the way of something that somebody wants to build?

Jeremy Markovich
Jeremy Markovich
A Minor Mystery in Meat Camp

Helene

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Mar 12, 2026

A Minor Mystery in Meat Camp

A reader asked what was up with an old sign on a two-lane road up in the mountains. It may be the last of its kind! Unless you can prove me wrong.

Jeremy Markovich
Jeremy Markovich
What To Do When Your Popular Sheriff Loses His Insurance

Insurance

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Mar 3, 2026

What To Do When Your Popular Sheriff Loses His Insurance

Counties get insurance policies to cover their costs in case someone sues the sheriff or his or her deputies. But what happens when the people who pay the bills can't tell the sheriff what to do?

Jeremy Markovich
Jeremy Markovich
Once again, I ask you to ask me stuff

AMA

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Mar 1, 2026

Once again, I ask you to ask me stuff

Hit me up with your North Carolina-related questions! Nothing is too big! Or small! Or stupid!

Jeremy Markovich
Jeremy Markovich
Football brought Jesse Jackson to Greensboro. His time there molded him into a civil rights leader.

Greensboro

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Feb 22, 2026

Football brought Jesse Jackson to Greensboro. His time there molded him into a civil rights leader.

Jackson, who died last week at age 84, was once the quarterback at North Carolina A&T. His position on the field was a foreshadowing of his singular role in American life.

Jeremy Markovich
Jeremy Markovich
A reader found a strange snippet of North Carolina law. Turns out it's a six-decade old beef.

Beef

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Feb 13, 2026

A reader found a strange snippet of North Carolina law. Turns out it's a six-decade old beef.

An old statute says the state DMV can't buy a plane without special permission. It came out of a fight between the Highway Patrol, lawmakers, and a former FBI guy who was frighteningly good at checkers.

Jeremy Markovich
Jeremy Markovich
The Untold Story of the Guy Who Broke Into a Pizza Shop And Started Selling Pizzas

Kinston

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Feb 8, 2026

The Untold Story of the Guy Who Broke Into a Pizza Shop And Started Selling Pizzas

The news from the Kinston Little Caesars rocketed around the internet this week. A police report and some Facebook posts shed a little more light on what went down.

Jeremy Markovich
Jeremy Markovich
"F--k That": A History of Illegal Swearing In North Carolina

Swearing

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Jan 31, 2026

"F--k That": A History of Illegal Swearing In North Carolina

For more than a century, it was a crime to cuss on almost every road in this state, and yes, people were occasionally convicted. So what stopped it? Perhaps, people pointing out how absurd it all was.

Jeremy Markovich
Jeremy Markovich
Your Rabbit Hole Winter Storm Prep Kit

Raleigh

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Jan 23, 2026

Your Rabbit Hole Winter Storm Prep Kit

Three stories and a game that won't help you at all when the power goes out, but will at least give you something to talk about when you're stuck in your house.

Jeremy Markovich
Jeremy Markovich
That's Not How You Say It

Raleigh

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Jan 15, 2026

That's Not How You Say It

Last week, we asked you to to call us up and tell us about the best and worst mispronunciations of North Carolina places. You did not disappoint.

Jeremy Markovich
Jeremy Markovich
This is an incredible way to pronounce "Raleigh"

Raleigh

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Jan 8, 2026

This is an incredible way to pronounce "Raleigh"

A former NFL wide receiver has been to North Carolina's capital city, and yet he pronounced it in a way that I've never heard before. If you can top it, give me a call

Jeremy Markovich
Jeremy Markovich
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