Welcome coach B.J.

Welcome coach B.J.

FAYETTEVILLE HIGH School (FHS) hired Fayetteville native Billy Jack Netherland as the new head coach of the Tigers baseball team, toward the beginning of the school year. Known as Coach B.J. on the baseball field, Netherland, 56, previously served as the baseball head...
A Firefighter’s Many Calls

A Firefighter’s Many Calls

MOST EVERYONE takes comfort in knowing that when they need help, someone is there to answer the call. But who is that someone? In Fayetteville, it’s quite possible that the person answering your call will be Lieutenant Daniel Underwood of the Fayetteville City Fire...
Expect the Unexpected

Expect the Unexpected

MOST OF the population begins each work day with a basic understanding of the tasks that lie ahead of them. Expectations are clear, and circumstances are generally unchanging. For some, that may look like editing and updating the same spreadsheet. For others, a...
Bringing Rome, Home

Bringing Rome, Home

THERE THEY were, a young couple in love, walking hand in hand down cobblestone streets in Rome. The two were giddy, swooning equally over one another and the romantic allure of the ancient city surrounding them. Pop-up shops and vendors filled the streets. The markets...
An ocean of possibilities

An ocean of possibilities

IF AT first you don’t succeed, try, and try again. And tried, and tried again is what Fayetteville-Lincoln County Public Library’s (FLCPL) staff did with the library’s summer reading program after having a turnout of about five people in the summer of 2021. It...