by Tina Neeley | Apr 15, 2023 | Cover, Fayetteville
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, Fayetteville
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...
by Tina Neeley | Feb 11, 2023 | Cover, Fayetteville
LAST DECEMBER, Judy Carter enjoyed dinner and Christmas lights with her family. For some, it’s a little thing, but for Carter and her family, it was a reason to celebrate. And it was possible because of the connection with her daughter-in-law, Sarah Campbell — well,...
by Tina Neeley | Jan 13, 2023 | Cover, Fayetteville
CHARLES AND Linda McGee have learned a few things in their 60 years of marriage, and you can count on one thing: they learned them together. Because they lived in the same community, the couple knew of each other before they began dating. Charles, four years older...
by Tina Neeley | Jan 1, 2023 | Cover, Fayetteville
THE ILLUMINATED art deco invitation has stood on the square for over seven decades. Endless generations of families in Lincoln County have walked under the same lights; the lights have been featured in movies and books. While the marquee’s announcements have changed...
by Tina Neeley | Dec 1, 2022 | Cover, Fayetteville
As you put on your next new pair of shoes, hold that empty box a few minutes longer. Look inside at what it holds. What do you see? Packing paper? Cardboard? Look again. That empty box has the potential to change the lives of children and adults around the world. You...
