Volume 4 Issue 10: Oct 18, 2024

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Oct 24, 2024

Paving the way: RTS Trade Tech Academy provides hands-on learning and practical skills development in core trade industries

RTS graduated its first class of students in a ceremony held on Sept. 19 after starting the program in January. The graduates, all under age 30 are ready to put their new skills to use. Photo provided by RTS.The Road to Success Trade Tech Academy (RT ...

Oct 24, 2024

Expanding with technology: FirstHealth expands robotic knee replacement surgery options at Moore Regional

Newly released in June of 2024, the CORIOGRAPH Pre Operative Planning and Modeling Services was released exclusively for the CORI Surgical System. This system is used as a personalized solution for surgeons and patients across partial and total knee ...

Oct 24, 2024

Halloween happenings: The Fayetteville area is gearing up for a spooky Halloween season with plenty of events to attend and enjoy!

Join in on the fun at Cape Fear Botanical Garden on Oct. 25 as the space transforms to become an interactive landscape with carved jack-o-lanterns, twinkling lights and candy stations galore! Photo provided by CFBG.Every October, Fayetteville, NC tra ...

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Systel Business Equipment

45 years later, still calling Fayetteville home

Posted Nov 10, 2026
When Systel Business Equipment began in Fayetteville on November 1, 1981, the business world looked a little different. Typewriters, filing cabinets, and traditional copiers were everyday fixtures in the office. Computers were still finding their pla
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Oct 24, 2024

Let’s hear it for our heroes: Judging wraps for second annual Health Care Heroes Awards; Tickets on sale now

The second annual Health Care Heroes event is just around the corner. At this time judging has concluded and all finalists have been notified. Judges did not have an easy job as over 60 well-deserving nominees were submitted for consideration. “ ...

Oct 24, 2024

Publisher's note: What is scary good business?

JIGSAWSTOCKER/FREEPIK.COMWhen our team got together last year to come up with our editorial calendar, we thought a nice theme for this month would be “Scary good business.” Of course, the month of October always invokes images of Halloween and being ...

Oct 24, 2024

Building businesses: RAYWEST DESIGNBUILD brings their knowledge of commercial construction to life with new projects coming to Hope Mills, NC

RAYWEST DESIGNBUILD Co-Founders Hector Ray (left) and Greg West (right) stand in front of the new Culver'slocation in Hope Mills. Photo by GFBJ.The RAYWEST DESIGNBUILD team has been hard at work these past few months adding new restaurant options thr ...


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Answering the call: A lifetime dedicated to emergency care

Matthew Harmody, M.D. - Photo by Rachel Garrison PhotographyMatthew Harmody, M.D., has spent his career serving others. From decades of leadership in emergency medicine and emergency medical services to his extraordinary work as a living kidney donor


The Flower Bar: A new creative oasis for women in Fayetteville

Photo by Samantha MethenyThe Flower Bar is Fayetteville’s first experiential craft and cocktail lounge. Located at 719 Sterling St. in Fayetteville, N.C., The Flower Bar is scheduled to open this December. Co-owners Johanna Brumm and Dennis Bonnema a


Editor's note: Giving thanks

As we move into November and prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving, I’m reflecting on the many things that I am thankful for. First, I am thankful for my wonderful family and friends who brighten every day and bring me so much joy. I’m also thankful