Letter From the Editor

Letter From the Editor

THE CALL comes in, and the world doesn’t slow down. The clock feels like it ticks faster, but our heroes stay strong. The firefighter is halfway through dinner. The nurse just pulled into the driveway. The officer tucks her child into bed and hears the radio crackle....
Mickey Johnson: Building a home for theater

Mickey Johnson: Building a home for theater

Press release submitted by Carriage House Players IN THE heart of Lincoln County, a passionate community theater group known as the Carriage House Players (CHP) is working to bring the magic of the stage closer to home. The primary purpose of community theater is to...
Joseph Self: Servant, soldier, shepherd

Joseph Self: Servant, soldier, shepherd

ONE FREEZING winter’s night, several water pipes burst across the city of Fayetteville. Joseph Self, from Fayetteville Water & Sewer System, worked with his crew through the cold weather, racing from emergency to emergency as quickly as possible. Self called his...
Lincoln Health: Compassionate care

Lincoln Health: Compassionate care

JENNIFER SULLIVAN was just 17 years old when her beloved aunt, Betty Gordon, invited her to work at Lincoln-Donalson Care Center, a nursing home facility in Fayetteville. What started as a part-time job turned into a lifelong calling as she worked alongside her aunt....
RCA’s Veterans Day Program: Paying our respects

RCA’s Veterans Day Program: Paying our respects

ON NOV. 11, 2025, Riverside Christian Academy (RCA) students filled the gymnasium with red, white, and blue attire for the school’s first on-campus Veterans Day program. Families of veterans also proudly attended, each receiving a poppy pin that represented their...