by Tina Neeley | Dec 13, 2024 | Cover, Fayetteville
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...
by Tina Neeley | Nov 8, 2024 | Cover, Fayetteville
ONCE FILLED with the rhythm of family, its memory-paneled walls stood patiently waiting, certain that life’s pause button would be released and the blaring silence would yield to a sweeter song. The bricked hearth longed to be called to duty, offering its solid...
by Tina Neeley | Oct 12, 2024 | Cover, Fayetteville
AS STACY Johnson stands before students in his classes, he sees the earliest sparks of a desire to find their place among those who help us when we’re not able to help ourselves. As future emergency medical technicians (EMTs), first responders, and health care...
by Tina Neeley | Sep 13, 2024 | Cover, Fayetteville
WITH HER tiny hand tucked inside his tan, weathered one, they walked purposefully past the colorful tents and silent carnival rides. The Earth’s aroma mingled with sweet hay. She couldn’t yet read the sign but recognized her destination. Being “farmer for a day” at...
by Tina Neeley | Aug 14, 2024 | Cover, Fayetteville
AS THE late summer sun pressed down on the field, the clunk of helmets and the shrill blows from the coach’s whistle pushed against the hovering humidity. Tackle dummies fell back under the weight of grunting young athletes eager to test their abilities in the coming...
by Tina Neeley | Jul 18, 2024 | Cover, Fayetteville
PERSISTENCE AND perseverance are brushstrokes on the canvas of Allie Heffington Isbell’s life. In her sunlit studio, Allie’s art, inspired by rural life, features Hereford, Longhorn, and Highland cows in floral fields. These pieces find homes as wall art, prints, and...
