by Tina Neeley | Nov 11, 2023 | Cover, Fayetteville
WITH THE summer sun bearing down and the harvest season still several calendar flips away, he looked for it while he worked in his gardens. He picked it before the first tomato and teased his granddaughters with hints of its location. After Thanksgiving, they’d pile...
by Tina Neeley | Oct 13, 2023 | Cover, Fayetteville
In Tony Metcalf’s career as a student resource officer (SRO) and now as the lieutenant in charge of the SRO program, he loves the kids. He and his team are often superheroes to the youngest students, mentors to all students, and a reassuring and comforting presence to...
by Tina Neeley | Sep 16, 2023 | Cover, Fayetteville
THE LOWER humidity and gentle breezes hint at the return of one of our favorite seasons. The earliest change in the leaves turns our thoughts to pumpkin patches, corn mazes, flannel shirts, and boots. These signs mark the return of autumn and the fall festival at Lyon...
by Paige Cushman | Aug 12, 2023 | Cover, Fayetteville
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, Fayetteville
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, Fayetteville
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,...
