by Teresa James | Jul 9, 2026 | Fayetteville, Stories
JACKIE GREENWOOD was born into a family of patriots. Her family heritage includes at least one member who served in every major American conflict, beginning with the Revolutionary War. Her grandfather, Marion Brown, served during World War I, and her...
by Teresa James | Jul 9, 2026 | Fayetteville, Stories
CELEBRATED NOVELIST and playwright Thornton Wilder is credited with saying, “The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude.” Though historians can’t find these words in Wilder’s writings, the sentiment of the words is no less powerful. Respectfully...
by Teresa James | Jul 9, 2026 | Cover, Fayetteville
LIFE CAN be lonely for a military wife. “Good thing I’m a very independent woman,” said Jaime King, wife of veteran Joseph “Jody” King. People warned her before she married, and Jaime admitted she was a little nervous. After all, she didn’t live in a military town,...
by Teresa James | Jul 9, 2026 | Fayetteville, Feature
FOR 50 years, war veteran Joe Pendergrass did not speak of his time in Vietnam. The horrors of war were too difficult to dwell on. Most people didn’t want to hear about it anyway. Vietnam was perceived as a different kind of war back then. Pendergrass enlisted in the...
by Teresa James | Jul 9, 2026 | Fayetteville, Feature
AN ALARMING 2023 report by the U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) listed Tennessee’s Veteran suicide rate as being significantly higher than both the national Veteran suicide rate and the national general population suicide rate. Veteran Stuart Rudy is doing...
