Bill Kirby

Seems like the retirement bug is calling. First, Mike Nagowski announced on January 30 he’ll be leaving as chief executive officer of Cape Fear Valley Health after 18 years on July 1. Then, Stanley Wearden said on February 12 he’ll be departing as preside... See more

David Culbreth still can hear his father’s cheering words on that snowy February 28, 1987, evening in Winston-Salem as the 17-year-old senior at Seventy-First High School had taken down his opponent and was within the final seconds of a state title and un... See more

Walk a mile in the late Jim Semple’s shoes and you would come to know how much Jim Semple came to treasure his years as youth director in the 1960s at the Fayetteville YMCA on old Fort Bragg Road. He couldn’t wait for each day when youngsters would show u... See more

Valley Pavilion at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center along Owen Drive is aglow in red throughout February in recognition of American Heart Month. “By lighting our building red, we’re helping start conversations about heart health and reminding our community... See more

We came out, for the most part, unscathed with the winter wonderland of snow, which fell on this community. Certainly, with about four inches, we fared better than folks in Charlotte, Greensboro, in the mountains, and on the coast. “The city of Fayettevil... See more