by Paige Cushman | Aug 12, 2023 | Fayetteville, Stories
WHEN HILARY Hardin taught middle school English, students weren’t always happy to see her. Now, as the librarian for South Lincoln School, she’s their superhero, or at least a smiling face during a difficult school day. “It’s like the paparazzi when I’m walking...
by Tina Neeley | Jul 15, 2023 | Fayetteville, Stories
Building a new home is one of the most exciting and rewarding decisions a person can make. This decision is not one to take lightly and can consist of years of planning. In a lifetime, the average person will only build one or two homes, so most homeowners are...
by Jeriah Brumfield | Jul 15, 2023 | Fayetteville, Stories
AS A member of a group of people that only make up about 14% of the country’s population, and as a woman, I have faced unique challenges and experiences that have shaped my identity and journey of faith. I often find it difficult to embrace my “different.” In the...
by Tina Neeley | Jul 15, 2023 | Fayetteville, Stories
AN IVY League mentality is in Jay Simms’ DNA. At home, college football helmets lined up on a table and hanging on the walls testify to his dad’s love of the game. He impressed upon his son that the helmets of Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, Dartmouth, Cornell,...
by Tina Neeley | Jul 15, 2023 | Fayetteville, Stories
THE FAMILIAR piano notes open “Walking in Memphis” as four couples form a square at the Fayetteville Recreation Center on Thursday night. But instead of “Put on my blue suede shoes and I boarded the plane,” Jet Roberts sings, “Form a ladies chain across town, roll...
by Kali Bradford | Jul 15, 2023 | Fayetteville, Stories
THE ENERGY in the air was palpable as participants stretched their legs, bounced up and down, and took a competitive glance around at their fellow participants. Some were neighbors, and others were out-of-towners. The horn sounded, and the mass of runners moved...
