*N&R’s Jeri Rowe profiles Guilford County native William “Doc” Long, who survived 18 hours lying wounded on the battlefield in France during WWII, spared by his aunt’s Bible carried close to his heart;

*Guilford County Commissioner Bruce Davis is spiked again; N.C. Board of Elections rejects his appeal over the outcome of the May 6 Democratic primary for the 6th Congressional District;

*Greensboro resident and N.C. Charter School advisory board member Alan Hawkes sends an email chastising other members for being “judgmental and punitive” in rejecting plans that would have expanded charter enrollment.” Only 11 of the 71 applications filed to open schools in 2015 were approved;

*Georgia Tech beats Maryland in the ACC Tournament final up at New Bridge Bank Park. The tourney now moves to Durham for four years, prompting the N&R’s Ed Hardin to speculate that —considering the men’s hoops tournament move to Brooklyn—-that the good ol’ days are over for Gboro and the ACC;