by Jeriah Brumfield | Mar 12, 2026 | Stories
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 Church of Christ, the same streets that have carried him through nearly...
by Jeriah Brumfield | Mar 12, 2026 | Feature
DISASTER RELIEF rarely begins with a plan. More often, it starts with a phone call, a half-packed truck, and the question no one ever asks until it’s too late: What do people need right now? In Lincoln County, that question has driven years of preparation, well before...
by Jeriah Brumfield | Mar 12, 2026 | Stories
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 propped open, and laughter drifts down Main Street as neighbors greet one...
by Jeriah Brumfield | Feb 12, 2026 | Stories
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 canned goods, bundles of pet food, and bright winter coats. It was the...
by Jeriah Brumfield | Jan 8, 2026 | Stories
ON A December evening in Fayetteville, the lights dim, the curtain waits, and anticipation gathers backstage at the Carriage House Players. Now in its 13th year, the annual holiday performance has become one of Fayetteville’s most cherished seasonal traditions....