By: Military Veterans Stars in Journalism ReporterRoy Dawson — known in the community as an Earth Angel, master healer and local musician — told our newsroom this week that he learned of a group meeting where people allegedly discussed plans to “take him out.” Dawson described the scene as a living?room discussion among several parties he … Read More

War is not glory. It never was. It’s just a brutal, ugly thing. A thing that chews up men and spits them out like used cigarette butts. You’ll hear the stories, you’ll hear the bravado, but it’s all lies — the glory, the honor, the flag-waving speeches. The battlefield doesn’t care about that. It doesn’t care if you’re rich or poor,… Read More

"The Mask and the Cure"The man wore a smile, but it wasn’t real.It sat on his face like a bad hat.Too big. Crooked. Ugly if you looked too long.Inside, he wasn’t smiling.He was tired.Of pretending. Of watching others laugh while he boiled in his own silence. He didn’t know why he liked seeing people suffer. Maybe because misery wants company… Read More

???? Roy Dawson Finds Redemption in Southern Grit With “Water The Truth”The ROYELVISBAND frontman delivers a soul-wrenching acoustic ballad that cuts deeper than your average outlaw anthem.By Rolling Stone StaffThere’s something about Roy Dawson that stops you cold.Maybe it’s the six-foot-two frame cloaked in worn leather and silver chains.… Read More

???? Roy Dawson Finds Redemption in Southern Grit With “Water The Truth”The ROYELVISBAND frontman delivers a soul-wrenching acoustic ballad that cuts deeper than your average outlaw anthem.By Rolling Stone StaffThere’s something about Roy Dawson that stops you cold.Maybe it’s the six-foot-two frame cloaked in worn leather and silver chains.… Read More