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Historic fire truck ‘Maude’ roars back to life in Fayetteville

What some might see as rust, dust and worn out machinery, Lincoln County’s own Dylan Mc-Cool sees as opportunity. With a YouTube following of more than 640,000 subscribers, McCool has built a national reputation for rescuing forgotten cars, trucks and what he jokingly calls “plenty of junk.” But to him, every abandoned machine carries a story worth saving.

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The essential work behind everyday life in our community

Before sunrise, while much of the community is still asleep, crews from Fayetteville Public Utilities (FPU) may already be responding to a water main break, restoring overnight power outages, checking wastewater systems, repairing fiber communication lines, trimming trees near utility lines or preparing for another day of maintaining the infrastructure that keeps Fayetteville and Lincoln County running smoothly.

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