Letter From the Editor – The Impact of ‘Shop Local’
THE ECONOMIC Policy Institute reports that for every dollar spent at a locally owned business, 68 cents of it stays in the local economy. Compare this to 32 cents staying in a local community when...
Male-Dominated Industry Has Local Female Assistant Manager
VISIT THE Fayetteville Public Utilities (FPU) website, and you’ll see that FPU serves 34,330 customers over a system undergirded by $213.3 million in gross plant assets, including 3,071 miles of...
Mary Allison Dempsey’s Brother Inspires Her to Save Lives.
THEY WERE her childhood heroes. When her family needed them, they were there. When complications from her brother’s diabetes required immediate attention, she knew they would always come, and they...
Lincoln County Trap Team Passes 16 Years of Teaching Safety and Sportsmanship.
"PULL!” AT the shooter’s call, clay discs are hurled at 42 mph into the air, simulating a hunter’s flying game. Lincoln County Trap Team members are competing for more than bragging rights, and the...
April Holt Brightens Lunchtime at Riverside Christian Academy.
ALTHOUGH THE first students won’t arrive for several more hours, the lunchroom at Riverside Christian Academy (RCA) is buzzing with activity. Pots and pans clang, cans are opened and produce is...
By Your Hand Art Studio Offers Unique Experiences and Creations — No Skills Required.
ART AND opportunities are found in everyday places, and on rare occasions, the two combine to create a unique career. Jessica Allen wasn’t looking for new work when she and her mother-in-law took a...
Quality Before Quantity – Hunter Brothers Masonry Proves It.
WORKING IN the summer heat shoveling mortar and toting brick on the job site alongside his father, Joe Hunter, and uncle, Raybon (Shorty) Hunter, 12-year-old Danny Hunter didn’t know he was working...
The Higgins Family Has Comforted Their Community for More Than a Century.
ANYONE WHO has lived in Fayetteville knows Higgins Funeral Home. Sadly, many of us have said goodbye to loved ones inside those walls. While it’s hard, the Higgins family is there for ours. Families...
At Carter’s Drug Store, You’re Family.
FOR NEARLY 125 years, Carter’s Drug Store on the Fayetteville square has dispensed more than medicine to members of the Lincoln County community. To many, it’s been a steady job in good times and...
Recipes – Nothing Tastes Like Mama’s Cooking.
EVER CATCH the aroma of a memory? You know the one — your mama’s Sunday pot roast, fried onions and potatoes, chocolate chip cookies, or cinnamon rolls? We do our best to recreate them for our...
Faith – Dare to Finish the Race
STAR OLYMPIAN Usain Bolt is known as the fastest man in the world, and his reputation was cemented when he won the gold medal in the 100-meter race at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London...
Fayetteville Main Street Presents the First-Ever Chocolate Walk.
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...
Life With Autism Spectrum Disorder Is Beautifully Different.
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...
National Library Week Is on the Way: April 23-29
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...
Award-Winning School System Builds Relationships, Provides Strong Foundation for Student Success.
RECOGNIZED ON a national stage through the Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence, while still retaining the family atmosphere where students are not just a number, Fayetteville City Schools is a true...
Local Girl Scout Troop Continues to Build Local Leaders.
YOUR FIRST thoughts when you hear “Girl Scouts” may be of Thin Mints and Tagalongs©, and who could blame you? Hold that thought because your favorite limited-time treat does much more than satisfy...
Courthouse Deputies Direct With Kindness and Heart.
DRIVING TOWARD the Fayetteville square, the Lincoln County Courthouse stands like a sentry over the community. It’s an architectural dream, breathtaking in the glow of early morning or against an...
At Highland Rim School, They’re Happy to See Your Face.
LIKE THE electricity powering your home's heating and cooling, you can't see it, but you can feel the results of it. At Highland Rim School, that thing you feel is the energy and effect of life in...
FPU’s Student Utility Board Thrives
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...
Thomas Hastings – Local Teacher Is a Fourth-Generation Educator
AS A small boy, Thomas Hastings learned the letters of the alphabet as he helped his dad change the sign outside Lincoln County High School. He grew up surrounded by a family of educators. It’s all...
Jo Ellen Honey – Recipe for a Happy Life
LIKE BAKING friendship bread, teaching requires patience, dedication, and the love of working with the ingredients: curious students, challenges at school, and a supportive community. Teaching...
Scott Posey – Flintville Teacher Enjoys Every Day.
LAID OFF for the second time from his factory job and newly married, Scott Posey considered a career change. He decided college would broaden his opportunities and attended Motlow State Community...
“The Nutcracker of Lincoln County” Returns After a Four-Year Hiatus.
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...
Letter From the Editor – Education in Bloom
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...
Recipes – Spread the love
MARCH 1 is National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day — a day to celebrate the rich, gooey goodness of a pantry staple. What better way to start the day than with a batch of special pancakes? Then, keep up...
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