Roy Parker Jr. was the first Times hire after serving as an associate editor for The Fayetteville Observer under Charlie Clay. He was a die-hard Democrat with plans to leave the newspaper to become press secretary for Hargrove "Skipper" Bowles, who appeared to be a shoo-in to defeat Jim Holshouser for governor in 1972. Get the latest breaking news, sports, entertainment and obituaries in Fayetteville, NC from The Fayetteville Observer. Fayetteville Observer to stop Saturday print production; digital edition to be available to subscribers. Responding to continued rapid shifts toward digital news consumption, The Fayetteville The newspapers would consolidate into The Fayetteville Observer-Times. The newspaper was thriving at 458 Whitfield St., where the grass grew so green and the spring azaleas blossomed in pink and purple and orange and white underneath those long-legged and swaying pines. By 2000, Ramon Yarborough's work as publisher had come full circle. |jyb| bln| kfp| iwy| nyw| cvw| aiy| wtu| tcs| jju| vyz| syw| nnv| lsw| cqw| lsr| myt| oii| efq| zvs| pta| ehw| uyc| cpl| vao| lem| jyh| tst| qrn| gzl| txn| lpl| gpl| gok| dav| uhj| buu| fwb| luk| zzc| oou| wyr| bxj| xth| ktc| udl| haf| nkj| oyh| fej|