LIFESTYLE 2/17/26 2:45pm

Bonita Garner catches up with a client while braiding her hair at downtown Gibsonville’s Crown Slayer Salon.

Local Black-owned businesses promote relationships, fill needs in community

When clients visit Crown Slayer Salon in downtown Gibsonville, they go for more than just the hairstyles. Owner and stylist Bonita Garner works to provide everyone who sits down in her chair an outlet to talk, ask for advice or just connect. Together they form a relationship that is more than just stylist and client, but one of openness and mutual trust. 


NEWS 2/17/26 8:54am

Elon University ranks 9th for on-campus technological integration

Elon University is ranked the ninth best high-tech college campus by University Magazine, a publication that reports news about colleges and universities to inform students and prospective students. It is the highest ranking high-tech campus in the state of North Carolina, above Duke University at twelfth.



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