by Jeriah Brumfield | Apr 1, 2025 | Franklin County, Stories
SCENTS OF coffee and fresh-baked biscuits collide with the crisp bite of winter air as the doors of First United Methodist Church at Winchester creak open at dawn. Inside, warm air welcomes guests, but it’s the conversations, the clatter of plates, and the...
by Wesley Bryant | Apr 1, 2025 | Franklin County, Stories
THE SOUNDS of the self-checkout registers beep through the entire store. The short lines of people with baskets and carts move across the reflective tile like a conveyor belt and out the door. Uh, oh. A man at the checkout stood frozen. The total amount due on the...
by Wesley Bryant | Mar 3, 2025 | Franklin County, Stories
You know that first breath of spring? The way the warmer air gives you goosebumps — the air is soft, full of promise, carrying hints of something new. After months of cold, we step outside, and for the first time, the sun lingers a little longer, warming our hands,...
by Jeriah Brumfield | Feb 24, 2025 | Franklin County, Stories
“North Carolina needs us,” Megan Moorehead thought to herself. The moment her phone rang, Moorehead knew something was wrong. It had been days since she’d heard from her friend in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene tore through the region, leaving destruction...
by Jeriah Brumfield | Feb 24, 2025 | Franklin County, Stories
Seventy-five years ago, Isaac Hall laid the first brick in a foundation that would stand the test of time — not in mortar and stone, but in trust and integrity. On brisk mornings, when the sun broke over the square here in Franklin County, you’d find Isaac greeting...
by Wesley Bryant | Feb 24, 2025 | Franklin County, Stories
You know that first breath of spring? The way the warmer air gives you goosebumps — the air is soft, full of promise, carrying hints of something new. After months of cold, we step outside, and for the first time, the sun lingers a little longer, warming our hands,...
