by Kali Bradford | Apr 15, 2023 | Stories
LOCALS WERE making a sweet trip around town, attending the first-ever Chocolate Walk event in downtown Fayetteville. The Fayetteville Main Street program sponsored the event to bring folks in to see what local businesses offer. According to Aimee Byrd, executive...
by Tina Neeley | Mar 14, 2023 | Stories
Sometimes life just isn’t what it seems. There are situations where we view each other through the fishbowl of life. We watch from outside, sure of what we’re seeing. Meanwhile, inside, life is its own reality, and the days pass with the feeling of someone else...
by Guest Writer | Mar 11, 2023 | Stories
In 2010, Fayetteville Public Utilities’ (FPU) CEO/General Manager Britt Dye envisioned a project to help generate awareness of the utility company and its role in the community. Dye’s idea grew into a program known as the Student Utility Board (SUB)....
by Kali Bradford | Mar 11, 2023 | Stories
A FOUR-YEAR HIATUS of theater or musical production almost always means the end of it. People grow up, move on, or do not wish to revive what was put on hold. It takes dedication, devotion, and determination to bring such back into the spotlight and to bring it back...
by Wesley Bryant | Mar 11, 2023 | Stories
I THINK OF education the same way I think of the spring season. In that time of year, out of season and lifeless-looking trees begin to bloom and become like new. The new nutrients, new water, and new sunlight create new opportunities. They drop seeds, give us food to...
by Tina Neeley | Mar 11, 2023 | Stories
MEMORIES OF books, card catalogs, and hushing librarians come to mind when we recall the libraries of our childhood. We can almost smell that perfect mixture of paper, dust, and nostalgia. Those places full of books were safe havens for young readers, who felt a sense...