Column: Things That Go Hop in the Night
Even my friends’ attempt at extreme exposure therapy, by showing up together to my 41st birthday party dressed in green frog onesies has not cured me of my lifelong phobia.
Column: Fayetteville City Manager Stepping Aside After 10 Years
Bill Kirby Jr.’s notes from the week, including the school board rejecting renaming a building, remembering Minda Fleishman’s love for children, and the Child Advocacy Center’s fall gala.
Column: Terry Sanford High Booster Club Celebrates ‘Special Night’
Franklin Clark III, Chip Beck, Wayne Byrd, Gil Bowman, George Armstrong, Trey Edge, Demetria Davis, Shea Ralph, Bobby Spicer Jr., and Bill Yeager inducted into Hall of Fame.
Column: One of ‘The Most Unforgettable Men We Ever Met’
“There was something about him,” Rev. Blake Benge told those who gathered Thursday to remember Rudolph Singleton Jr., the retired Fayetteville lawyer who died at age 96 on September 28.
Column: Hope Mills Commissioners Vote to Rescind 4-Year Terms
Bill Kirby Jr.’s notes from the week, including a candidates forum, the Gray’s Creek Woman’s Club country buffet, and work on Morganton Road at a perilous intersection.
Column: The Great Joy Is in the Cooking
Fresh, locally grown food tastes infinitely better than packaged stuff, or food that’s grown and harvested thousands of miles away.
Column: 10 Athletes Headed to Terry Sanford’s Booster Club Hall of Fame
On Saturday, the athletes of yesteryear will walk the red carpet as they are honored for their leadership, service, and lasting impact on the high school’s community.

