by Tina Neeley | Jan 11, 2025 | Feature
With the morning sun and the center’s associates peeking over their shoulders, the senior adults gathered at the tables work intently on the day’s craft project. Their conversation is lively, punctuated with laughter, paint brushes pausing in mid-air as they stop...
by Tina Neeley | Jan 11, 2025 | Feature
His smile fills the brightest scenes in the film of her life’s memories. When Beth Andersen’s wobbling bicycle steadied, and she rode independently down the driveway, it was there. When she told him about her first day of kindergarten, it was there. It’s in the photos...
by Tina Neeley | Dec 13, 2024 | Stories
In a town that wears its history like a well-loved quilt, a local club adds patches woven of surprising cultural threads. From Camp Blount to our long-standing traditions like the Host of Christmas Past, Fayetteville has always celebrated its heritage. Yet amid the...
by Tina Neeley | Dec 13, 2024 | Stories
The trail, long-established yet bearing recent footprints, stretched before him, promising breathtaking views and vistas with undergrowth of wildflowers, moss, and ferns. It also presented steep inclines and rocky outcrops that tested his resolve. As he pressed...
by Tina Neeley | Dec 13, 2024 | Cover
At first glance, it’s a small coffee shop in a revitalized rural community, its tall glass windows and stone foundation reminding you of a greenhouse. Flower-topped tables and conversation nooks invite a pause from the world outside, and the aroma of ground coffee...
