How a Veteran-Owned Knife Shop Became a Family’s Homeschool Classroom
A Hope Mills family turned their business, Stroup Knives, into an unconventional education built on craftsmanship, entrepreneurship, and trust.
How an Army Veteran Built a Transportation Business in Fayetteville
Tauheed “Ty” Wood served in the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade and used his mission-planning skills to create a local transportation business.
N.C. Woman Charged with Leaking Military Secrets to ‘Fort Bragg Cartel’ Author
Former Delta Force civilian employee Courtney Williams spoke to investigative reporter Seth Harp from 2022 to 2025. The FBI arrested her Tuesday.
Military Families Still Face Child Care Shortages Despite Expansion Plans
Military and state leaders gathered at Fayetteville Technical Community College to confront an issue many families said continues to disrupt careers, education, and military readiness: access to reliable, affordable childcare.
Venezuelan Military Strike Stirs Anti-War Protest in Fayetteville, Home of Fort Bragg
A protest against the American military incursion this weekend into Venezuela drew over 30 people to a sidewalk in front of the Bragg Boulevard Flea Market in Fayetteville on Sunday.
How an Army Novice Turned Confusion into Connection, Then Became a Leading Instructor for Reservist Families
When Lori Hawkins married her husband, a colonel in the U.S. Army, she didn’t know much about military life. But over time, she became a master trainer for the Army Reserve Command.
Column: Spring Lake Dentist David Dickerhoff Honored as Town’s 2025 Veteran of the Year
“I watched the twin towers going down, and kids going to Afghanistan,” the 69-year-old U.S. Army and 82nd Airborne veteran says about Sept. 11, 2001 and the Global War on Terror.

