by Jeriah Brumfield | Nov 12, 2026 | Fayetteville, Stories
Henry and Sally Wright raised nine children together after gaining their freedom from slavery, building a family and a life in the years following emancipation. Some of their children would eventually join them at Ringo Cemetery, while others were buried elsewhere as...
by Jeriah Brumfield | Nov 12, 2026 | Cover, Fayetteville, Stories
As the pastures turn green, new foals begin appearing beside their mothers, taking their first unsteady steps beneath the open sky. For Amanda Porter and her husband, Dwayne, it is one of many reminders of why they chose a life on The Painted Acres Ranch. Their job is...
by Jeriah Brumfield | Nov 12, 2026 | Fayetteville, Feature, Stories
Morning light falls across Julianne Locker’s backyard, catching the leaves, garden, and branches where birds call from the trees. Her yard is full of life — a rescued squirrel eventually leaves its cage, races up a tree, and disappears into the branches while Julianne...
by Jeriah Brumfield | Mar 12, 2026 | Fayetteville, 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 | Fayetteville, 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...
