by Tina Neeley | Apr 17, 2025 | Fayetteville, Stories
SPEND A few minutes with former educator and school superintendent Stan Golden, and you’ll leave with an impression of his heart for the students and community he served. A sense of humor and dedication flows through the conversation like a creek after a gentle summer...
by Tina Neeley | Apr 17, 2025 | Fayetteville, Stories
BEYOND THE front door of Backstage Performing Arts (BPA) are studios with mirrored walls, barres, balance beams, and music punctuated with instructors’ directions. Little ones tippy-toe twirl while older dancers progress through more highly choreographed routines,...
by Tina Neeley | Apr 17, 2025 | Cover, Fayetteville
IN A Highland Rim School classroom, Peggy Eddins Wright moves with purpose, her eyes as bright and enthusiastic as the young students she guides. She is sounding out letters in a reading lesson. After nearly 60 years of teaching, Wright’s passion for education remains...
by Tina Neeley | Apr 17, 2025 | Fayetteville, Feature
MAPS TELL stories of possibility. Not the kind printed on paper but the invisible routes we chart through life’s most challenging terrains. Some journeys are straightforward highways; others are winding, unpredictable paths that require a different kind of navigation....
by Tina Neeley | Apr 17, 2025 | Fayetteville, Feature
AS YOU wait in the car rider lane for your student to emerge from one of Lincoln County’s schools, it’s hard to see. The double doors burst open, and students pour out, run-walking to their rides, whether it be the bus or a waiting vehicle. Some laugh with friends,...
