by Tina Neeley | Aug 7, 2025 | Feature
FAYETTEVILLE HIGH School’s Class of 2025 turned their tassels this spring, but for Za’Lea Hampton and Akeelah Pullen, the milestone marked a new beginning, not an end. They graduated with cheer scholarships in hand. According to their coach, Rose Murray, they were...
by Tina Neeley | Aug 7, 2025 | Stories
WHEN LINDA Pettie retired in 2014 and moved to Lincoln County, her property held the seeds of a lifelong dream. The vision had been with her since childhood, fertilized by a mother’s green thumb and a love for nature’s colors. With one acre set aside as her canvas,...
by Tina Neeley | Aug 7, 2025 | Stories
LIFE TODAY is often captured with a cellphone — snapped, posted, and stored in the Cloud. We scroll through headlines, hobbies, and celebrity news, intending to pass a few minutes. Instead, we often fall into what some call “doomscrolling,” wasting precious time. Don...
by Tina Neeley | Aug 7, 2025 | Cover
THEY STEPPED onto the court believing, not in an easy win or in being the favored team; they believed in each other, in what they’d built, and in what they’d become. When the Unity boys basketball team clinched the TMSAA Class A-Section 3 Tournament title, the roar...
by Tina Neeley | Aug 7, 2025 | Feature
THE GYM fell quiet for a split second — just long enough for Olivia Honey’s three-point shot to arc toward the basket. It was the kind of moment you dream about but also carry on your shoulders. When the ball dropped through the net, the crowd erupted. Honey had...
