ON MOST Sunday mornings in Fayetteville, you can spot Lynn Moore long before you hear the church bells. He walks purposefully and unhurried down long-trodden sidewalks toward Washington Street...

NO MATTER the time of year, children in Lincoln County can always benefit from extra support, such as places that encourage them, opportunities for growth, and adults who believe in their potential....

ON A cool February evening, when winter still lingers, but Valentine’s season has Fayetteville feeling a little softer around the edges, downtown begins to glow. Shop windows are lit, doors are...

WHEN WE think about the basic requirements of a thriving community, our minds naturally go to the grocery stores that feed us, the banks that hold our futures, and the schools that educate our...

LOVE IS one of those things we recognize instantly, even when we struggle to explain it. We feel it before we understand it. We see it in the quiet moments that never make headlines, and in our...

EACH MORNING before the sun rises over Fayetteville, Dorothea Kolle makes her way to the Hampton Inn. It’s still dark outside when she unlocks the kitchen door at 4:30 a.m., turning on the lights,...

WHEN DR. Rickey McCauley looks back on his time as a physician, he recalls a childhood dream of becoming a doctor. It seemed distant, almost too ambitious to believe he could ever follow through. “I...

THE MORNING air had a bite of winter chill, carrying the scent of pine and coffee, and the parking lot at Elk River Trading Company was already full of activity. Families arrived carrying bags of...

A WAITING ROOM chair creaks as someone shifts their weight. A cup of water sweats onto the lobby’s tile floor. Somewhere down the hall, a name is called. Life pauses in places like this. It always...

FOR MORE than two decades, Kristie Sanders has devoted her heart and hands to the people of Lincoln County. Her story is one of faith, compassion, and continuity — a nurse whose care flows not only...