Recipe for success: Bravory Bakehouse cuts ribbon in Southern Pines
With a new storefront and a recipe for success, Bravory Bakehouse is baking a name for itself in Moore County—quite literally. Previously known as Kind Cookie, Bravory Bakehouse has not only undergone a change of name but also opened its first physical location just a few minutes from the heart of downtown Southern...
First Fayetteville Wawa Finally Opens This Friday, With Free Coffee and More
A new Wawa opens its doors at 3613 Raeford Road in Fayetteville this Friday, August 8. The grand opening will celebrate Wawa's first store in Cumberland County. The grand event starts at 7:45 a.m. with a count down to 8:00 a.m., when doors open to the public. At 8:30 a.m., officials will cut the ceremonial ribbon at...
School supply drive underway in Benson
BENSON— The Benson Area Ministerial Association and the Benson Area Chamber of Commerce are teaming up for school supply drive. • Black and blue ink pens. • Crayons (24-count boxes). • Colored pencils. • Washable markers. • Dry erase markers. • Glue sticks. • Liquid glue. • Scissors (blunt-...
Driving health forward: Campbell University’s station house nears completion for med school mobile units
Campbell’s four Mobile Health and Education Clinics, veritable “hospitals on wheels” that have allowed the University’s medical school and health science programs to provide care throughout the state and region over the last four years, will finally have a home, thanks to a grant made possible by North Carolina’s...
Hope booster: Radical care in the ALS clinic
Vicky Myrick from Hope Mills, North Carolina, remembered the first time she saw her doctor. “He immediately said, ‘the biopsy is not necessary. I’m 99% sure you have ALS,’” she recalled. ALS is a neurodegenerative disease that impacts the motor neurons in the brain, the wires...
Horse Country Shows Enthusiasm for Planned State Trail
Planning for the first equine-focused State Trail is underway, drawing excited feedback from a local community of horse enthusiasts interested in new paths and supporting the process. The trail is envisioned to loop through eight counties, including Chatham, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, Moore and...
Built to last: Fayetteville family business Hinkamp Jewelers celebrates its 70th anniversary
For siblings Walter “Wally” Hinkamp, Jr. and Donna Hinkamp Warren, operating Hinkamp Jewelers isn’t just a labor of love, but the continuation of a legacy built on industry knowledge, good community standing and integrity established for them by their parents, Ruthene and Walter Hinkamp Sr. What is...
Officials give update on 5 soldiers shot at Fort Stewart as investigation continues
Authorities gave an update on the five soldiers injured during Wednesday's shooting, and recognized those that jumped in to help their fellow servicemembers, but did not divulge many details about the ongoing investigation.
Beehive producing purple honey, unique to just one part of North Carolina
Purple honey is a rarity, and experts say the only place bees make this special honey is in the Sandhills of North Carolina. A beekeeper near Fayetteville recently found one one of his hives producing the plum-colored elixir. What You Need To Know. Purple honey is only be produced by...
Two people unaccounted for in Spring Lake after flash flooding
SUMMARY: Two people are missing in Spring Lake after severe flash flooding. Heavy rain has caused significant flooding, especially near East Nash Street and Highway 581 around US64, resulting in road closures. Emergency crews from Nash County, including sheriffs, state troopers, and swiftwater rescue teams, are...