by Jeriah Brumfield | Mar 12, 2026 | Fayetteville, 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 | Fayetteville, 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 | Fayetteville, 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....
by Jeriah Brumfield | Sep 13, 2024 | Fayetteville, Feature
GROWING UP on a farm teaches you a lot about life — hard work, commitment, respect, and the resilience to get back up when you fall. For Leslie Copeland, these lessons have profoundly shaped her life and career. Copeland’s childhood on her family’s Lincoln County farm...
by Jeriah Brumfield | Jul 15, 2023 | Fayetteville, Stories
AS A member of a group of people that only make up about 14% of the country’s population, and as a woman, I have faced unique challenges and experiences that have shaped my identity and journey of faith. I often find it difficult to embrace my “different.” In the...
