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| DAILY BRIEFING FOR Apr. 16, 2023 |
TODAY'S NEWS
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By Bill Kirby Jr.
Dick Gill is reflecting these days on more than 50 years ago, when he first installed a burglar alarm for his father’s real estate business in north Fayetteville. “He had a break-in at his office,” Gill says. “I was working at Sears Roebuck, but I made an alarm and put it in his office. It was just a rig, but it worked.” William Gill never had another break-in at his business.
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A staff report
Cumberland County Cooperative Extension is accepting nominations for induction into the Cumberland County Agricultural Hall of Fame for 2023, according to a county news release.
The Hall of Fame …
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By Rose Hoban | North Carolina Health News
At least 4,243 people in North Carolina died from overdoses in 2022. Mary O’Donnell knows the pain of having a loved one die in such a situation. She’s been fighting for years to get overdose numbers down.
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A staff report
A 35-year-old man was killed when he was shot in the abdomen Friday evening in the 500 block of Candleberry Court, according to the Fayetteville Police Department. Investigators identified the victim as Rahsheed Williams.
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A staff report
A golf tournament will raise money to support a scholarship named in honor of a graduate and lifelong educator at Terry Sanford High School.
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EVENTS
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The Fayetteville Area Habitat for Humanity will host its Framing the Future fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 22 at Sweet Valley Ranch, 2990 Sunnyside School Road.
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Karaoke, hosted by Fayetteville's Best Trivia, is scheduled at Bruce's Sportsblock and Lounge, 126 Person St., every Wednesday starting at 7 p.m. This event is free to attend.
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Sip. Shop. Sample. Support! Cape Fear Valley Health presents CityView Media’s third annual Ladies' Night Out, sponsored by Hinkamp Jewelers and Mercedes of Fayetteville, from 4 to 9 p.m. April 20 at the Carolina Barn at McCormick Farms, 7765 McCormick Bridge Road, Spring Lake.
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OBITUARIES
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Via Jernigan-Warren Funeral Home
Mr. Roger Nelson, 71, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, died Monday, March 27, 2023. Roger was born March 24, 1952, in Germany, to the late Lennart Nils Nelson and Charlotte Marie Schmitt Nelson.
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Colvin Funeral Homes & Cremations (via HM Colvin)
To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Mrs. Dorothy W. McIver, please visit our Sympathy Store.
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Via Rogers & Breece
Geraldean Llewellyn, 96, passed away peacefully surrounded by the love of family on March 26, 2023, to go home to be with the Lord.
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