by Kali Bradford | Oct 8, 2026 | Fayetteville, Stories
Long before you could stop by the grocery store and grab a gallon of milk, it arrived another way. At one time, milk and other dairy products were delivered straight to the front porch by individuals like C.N. Bates of Sun Rose Dairy. In communities like Lincoln...
by Kali Bradford | Oct 8, 2026 | Cover, Fayetteville
Jerry Mansfield has spent a lifetime serving Lincoln County as a teacher, coach, principal, public servant, and county mayor. But ask the folks who know him best what first comes to mind about Mansfield, and chances are they won’t mention a title or office — they’ll...
by Kali Bradford | Oct 8, 2026 | Fayetteville, Feature
For Lincoln County Mayor Bill Newman, public service didn’t begin with politics. It began on the family farm, in the barns filled with dairy cattle, and in the simple traditions that defined his childhood in rural Lincoln County. Long before he occupied an office in...
by Kali Bradford | Aug 13, 2026 | Cover, Fayetteville
What began as an overseas military interest in soccer ultimately led Roger Laplante to become a supportive father and coach. Laplante never played organized soccer growing up, but during more than a decade in the Navy, his overseas deployments exposed him to the...
by Kali Bradford | Aug 13, 2026 | Fayetteville, Feature
For three decades, summer evenings in Lincoln County have carried the sound of a ball cracking off a bat, dugouts erupting in cheers, and one familiar voice echoing down the third-base line: “Pick me up early!” What started as Lincoln County resident Greg Wiser...
