Recipes: Savor Summer’s Easy Living
AS SUMMER heats up, so do our grills and smokers, giving our kitchens a well-deserved break. Casual worknight dinners, weekend celebrations, and holiday parties bring together families for good food...
Tami Schumacher Refuses to Surrender to Chronic Health Issues.
SURROUNDED BY her pre-K students, Tami Schumacher is exactly where she always wanted to be. As a child of a stay-at-home mom, she played school and knew she wanted to be a teacher and a mama....
Six of Lincoln County’s Smallest Business Owners Are Thriving With the Support of the Fayetteville Main Street Kid Business Membership Program
FAYETTEVILLE’S MAIN Street is more than brick-and-mortar storefronts and festivals. It’s more than area business owners, leaders, shoppers, and nonprofits. It’s about raising up generations of...
Karen McCulloch Is a Connector.
FAMILY IS full of ups and downs, but it’s also where we leave from and go back to. At its best, it’s where we belong. At its worst, it’s where we wish to go or return to — that place of belonging. ...
Fayetteville’s Eli Dotson Runs on the Field and Through Open Doors.
AMID A sea of orange and white on a clear, crisp fall Saturday afternoon created for college football, the crowd snaps to its feet as the ball crosses the end zone. The band and the fans launch into...
Fayetteville Public Utilities – People Serving People
One summer afternoon, you notice dark clouds building in the distance. You check the weather and realize a storm is approaching. Twenty minutes later, the intense lightning, rolling thunder and...
Tractor Day Promotes the National FFA Organization Through a Day of Celebration.
AS THE sun breaks the horizon to begin the day, many can hear the rough but rhythmic sounds of a tractor approaching the parking lot of Lincoln County High School (LCHS). Its appearance is a sign...
Bank of Lincoln County Invests in the Next Generation
JIM RYUN said, “Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” The Bank of Lincoln County (BOLC) motivates Lincoln County students with School Bank, its student savings...
Caragan Treola’s Perspective Encourages Students.
SOMETIMES THINGS aren’t what they appear to be. After the class bell has sounded, she’s mistaken for a student remaining in the halls. She’s often asked to point out the head coach of the boys...
Fayetteville Main Street Youth Leaders Council Shapes Future Leaders of the Community.
WHEN SOMEONE mentions Main Street, what comes to mind? Is it Mayberry? A trip to any small town, exploring new sights, shops, and stores? Or does Fayetteville’s central business district come to...
Letter From The Editor – Your Local Summer Guide
THE AIR is thick and heavy, like a woolen blanket draped over the landscape. The sun blazes down, casting a golden glow over the world below. The grass is tall and green, swaying in the breeze like...
Marty LeBlanc – Local Engineering Educator Receives International Award.
INSIDE AN unassuming building on the Lincoln County High School campus, tomorrow’s technology is developing, one idea at a time. What begins as a concept mapped out on a whiteboard wall is brought...
Foster Grandparent Program Sends Seniors Back to School.
Ah, retirement! We dream about it, save for it, and imagine how we’ll fill our days. While many seniors and retirees find countless ways to spend their time, others discover extra time on their...
Larry Robertson Is a Lion for Life.
LARRY ROBERTSON always answered when they knocked on his door selling brooms and lightbulbs each year. He knew a little about their community service, and he wondered why they’d never asked him to...
Lucas Garrett Lives a Life of Restoration and Recovery.
YOU’LL FIND HIM less on the housetops and more in the office or out meeting customers in the field these days, but Lucas Garrett of T & L Roofing is content wherever you find him. Three years...
Area Activities Welcome Families to Make the Most of Summer.
FINDING SOMETHING the whole family can do during the summer can be challenging. The beach is too crowded, and the amusement parks are too far away. And both can be astronomically expensive. You are...
Explore Summer’s Invitation to Escape and Explore.
SUMMER’S NOT just for outdoors! Fellowship with friends and family while experiencing our area’s best arts and entertainment, indoors and out. Don’t forget the fireworks, but there’s more than...
Recipes: Flavor the Day With Backyard Grilling.
THE BREEZE carries a hickory-smoked aroma from the nearby grill throughout the backyard as the family laughs and catches up in the early summer sunshine. It’s Dad’s day, but any excuse to get...
Craig Game Preserve Is Under New Ownership.
IT’S A timeless struggle, the setting of many stories and movies. Tradition nudges you to follow in your family’s footsteps while your heart pulls you in a different direction, leaving you torn...
Fabulous Fifties Show Showcases Local Talent.
THE STAGE was set, performers prepared, and the audience was ready for one of their favorite performances of the year, the Fabulous Fifties Show. This was the 36th year for the annual show that...
Faith: “I Got You, Girl.”
IT IS the best of times; it is (sometimes) the worst of times. I have three children, ages 16, 12, and 5. It’s not lost on me how fast they grow. Now, with a child who is nearing 18, it really does...
Get Ready for a Musical Rendezvous This Summer.
SUMMER IS a season of warmth, joy, and fun. It is a time when people get together to enjoy the outdoors, dance to great music, and make unforgettable memories. Summer music festivals are a perfect...
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...
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...
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...
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