by Tina Neeley | Mar 11, 2023 | Stories
YOUR FIRST thoughts when you hear “Girl Scouts” may be of Thin Mints and Tagalongs©, and who could blame you? Hold that thought because your favorite limited-time treat does much more than satisfy your craving; it enables girls to grow to their fullest potential while...
by Tina Neeley | Mar 11, 2023 | Stories
DRIVING TOWARD the Fayetteville square, the Lincoln County Courthouse stands like a sentry over the community. It’s an architectural dream, breathtaking in the glow of early morning or against an ombre sunset. Some drop in just to walk its halls, while others wander...
by Tina Neeley | Mar 11, 2023 | Feature
LIKE THE electricity powering your home’s heating and cooling, you can’t see it, but you can feel the results of it. At Highland Rim School, that thing you feel is the energy and effect of life in the house of Hornets. The 2022-23 school year is buzzing...
by Tina Neeley | Mar 11, 2023 | Cover
AS A small boy, Thomas Hastings learned the letters of the alphabet as he helped his dad change the sign outside Lincoln County High School. He grew up surrounded by a family of educators. It’s all he’s ever known or wanted to know. “I would help my father [with the...
by Tina Neeley | Mar 11, 2023 | Feature
LIKE BAKING friendship bread, teaching requires patience, dedication, and the love of working with the ingredients: curious students, challenges at school, and a supportive community. Teaching encourages growth through the continual kneading, stirring, and baking of...
