by Wesley Bryant | Apr 15, 2023 | Stories
THE ECONOMIC Policy Institute reports that for every dollar spent at a locally owned business, 68 cents of it stays in the local economy. Compare this to 32 cents staying in a local community when spending money at a chain store. The University of Florida conducted an...
by Tina Neeley | Apr 15, 2023 | Stories
VISIT THE Fayetteville Public Utilities (FPU) website, and you’ll see that FPU serves 34,330 customers over a system undergirded by $213.3 million in gross plant assets, including 3,071 miles of utility lines. We go about our daily lives, scrolling on our laptops or...
by Tina Neeley | Apr 15, 2023 | Stories
THEY WERE her childhood heroes. When her family needed them, they were there. When complications from her brother’s diabetes required immediate attention, she knew they would always come, and they always did. From her gratitude for their care, a desire was born to do...
by Tina Neeley | Apr 15, 2023 | Stories
“PULL!” AT the shooter’s call, clay discs are hurled at 42 mph into the air, simulating a hunter’s flying game. Lincoln County Trap Team members are competing for more than bragging rights, and the team’s coaches are aiming for more than championships. Coach...
by Tina Neeley | Apr 15, 2023 | Stories
EVER CATCH the aroma of a memory? You know the one — your mama’s Sunday pot roast, fried onions and potatoes, chocolate chip cookies, or cinnamon rolls? We do our best to recreate them for our families, but something is always missing. The same food anywhere else is...
by Jeriah Brumfield | Apr 15, 2023 | Stories
STAR OLYMPIAN Usain Bolt is known as the fastest man in the world, and his reputation was cemented when he won the gold medal in the 100-meter race at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Olympics. He set a world record for both races, running 100 meters in 9.69...
