by Mandy Nachampassack-Maloney | May 14, 2026 | Fayetteville, Stories
AS A high school senior, Taylor Howell worked at Proverbs on the square, folding sweaters, steaming blouses, and watching customers light up when they found the right piece. Somewhere between the garment racks and the register, she fell in love — not just with...
by Mandy Nachampassack-Maloney | May 14, 2026 | Fayetteville, Stories
IVY WREATH Florist and Gifts has long been known for beautiful arrangements and thoughtful gifts, but owner Tina Osgood believes flowers are about more than appearances. “The beauty of flowers brings smiles to people,” a recent post read. “A gift of kindness.” For...
by Mandy Nachampassack-Maloney | May 14, 2026 | Cover, Fayetteville
WHAT BEGAN as a flea market habit off a Florida highway has become a thriving Lincoln County candy destination built on faith, family, and hand-bagged goodness. Kathy and Todd Turner were once sunny Orlando dwellers who knew exactly where to stop before a road trip....
by Mandy Nachampassack-Maloney | May 14, 2026 | Fayetteville, Feature
THUMPER PIGG will tell you up front: “I’m old and hard of hearing.” He says it with a grin — the kind that signals both humor and humility. He was, as he puts it, “raised in a shop with my dad,” and has been “around this sort of thing all my life.” Sawdust, clamps,...
by Mandy Nachampassack-Maloney | May 14, 2026 | Fayetteville, Feature
AFTER TWO decades in Florida education and athletics, a third-generation leader steps into his family’s oil business with gratitude and growth in mind. Small & Small Oil began in 1947, when Phillip Small’s grandfather, Phillip Small Sr., worked for Sinclair as a...
