by Mandy Nachampassack-Maloney | Apr 9, 2026 | Fayetteville, Feature
TOM DEAL began our conversation by talking about his daughter. For years, their family has navigated the long, uncertain road of spinal cord tumors together. They have endured surgeries, setbacks, and the everyday vigilance that comes with living inside medical...
by Mandy Nachampassack-Maloney | Apr 9, 2026 | Fayetteville, Feature
THE WAY Brandi Thompson talks is precise — sharp, detailed, and without fluff. Even while describing a busy life with three children, one of whom had just participated in a Martin Luther King Jr. Day reenactment, she speaks, pauses, and lets the information settle....
by Jeriah Brumfield | Mar 12, 2026 | Fayetteville, Feature
DISASTER RELIEF rarely begins with a plan. More often, it starts with a phone call, a half-packed truck, and the question no one ever asks until it’s too late: What do people need right now? In Lincoln County, that question has driven years of preparation, well before...
by Kali Bradford | Mar 12, 2026 | Fayetteville, Feature
EACH OCTOBER, as the fall season gets many excited about cooler days and turning leaves, it’s also time for a long-held and beloved tradition to take place at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds. For one special weekend — the juvenile hunt weekend — children ages 6 to 16...
by Kali Bradford | Feb 12, 2026 | Fayetteville, Feature
IN A world that often celebrates grand gestures and dramatic romances, Greg and Cindy Arnold’s story is a reminder that the most enduring love is often the simplest. Married for 35 years, their journey together has been marked not by extravagance but by everyday...
by Kali Bradford | Feb 12, 2026 | Fayetteville, Feature
AT PLEASANT Grove Baptist Church in Alabama, a teenage boy named Terry first laid eyes on a girl named Tracy. Her father was the pastor there, and Terry remembers the moment vividly. “As she walked in, I said, ‘I’m going to marry that girl,’” he said. At the time,...
