by Paige Cushman | Aug 12, 2023 | Cover
THE SQUEAK of new tennis shoes on the court. The smell of buttery popcorn from concessions down the hall. The spirit of a dozen teenage girls problem-solving, coming of age, and commiserating together. Organized sports teach life lessons that don’t come in any...
by Tina Neeley | Jul 15, 2023 | Cover
PETERSBURG HAS been a drive-through town for too long — not for lack of community, but for a shortage of places to shop, eat, and gather. Marsh’s Department Store, Ed Scott’s Grocery, W.W. Gill’s Hardware Store, First National Bank of Petersburg, Ellis Drugstore,...
by Tina Neeley | Jun 10, 2023 | Cover
FAMILY IS full of ups and downs, but it’s also where we leave from and go back to. At its best, it’s where we belong. At its worst, it’s where we wish to go or return to — that place of belonging. Karen McCulloch has a heart for family. But when she and her husband,...
by Kali Bradford | May 13, 2023 | Cover
FINDING SOMETHING the whole family can do during the summer can be challenging. The beach is too crowded, and the amusement parks are too far away. And both can be astronomically expensive. You are looking to save gas and your sanity. Thankfully, many family-friendly...
by Tina Neeley | Apr 15, 2023 | Cover
WORKING IN the summer heat shoveling mortar and toting brick on the job site alongside his father, Joe Hunter, and uncle, Raybon (Shorty) Hunter, 12-year-old Danny Hunter didn’t know he was working on more than someone’s home. Through each summer break and school...
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...
