by Gabriel Huff | Oct 1, 2022 | Stories
ASHLYN KENDALL Poole’s age has been her greatest challenge. Hometown Lenders, Inc. opened up a new branch in Fayetteville earlier this year under Poole’s management, making her one of the youngest branch managers in the country, at 22 years old, she said. Selling...
by Gabriel Huff | Oct 1, 2022 | Stories
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...
by Guest Writer | Oct 1, 2022 | Stories
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...
by Guest Writer | Oct 1, 2022 | Stories
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...
by Guest Writer | Oct 1, 2022 | Stories
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...
by Gabriel Huff | Oct 1, 2022 | Stories
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...