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DAILY BRIEFING FOR Aug. 14, 2022 |
TODAY'S NEWS
By Jason Brady
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on Monday is scheduled to consider staff-recommended options for how to spend opioid settlement money.
The commissioners will consider four proposals …
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By Bill Kirby Jr. | Columnist
They gathered this night to remember what many might recall as the best of their days growing up with one another at the old Seventy-First High School along Raeford Road, just up the way from Doodle …
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In this week’s notebook: Fayetteville chamber soliciting nominations for ‘Local Hero’ award, Stout and Booth Orthodontics is now MyOrthodontist, Crown Complex is hosting a job fair Aug. 23, and Cape Fear Valley receives a heart award.
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A staff report
The Fayetteville Police Department has made an arrest in a fatal shooting that happened early Friday on Poplar Drive.
Damian Christopher Jones, 20, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Artis Lee Windsor, police said in a release Saturday.
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Story contributed by Methodist University
Methodist University will become one of the first universities in North Carolina to offer an accredited, Bachelor of Science Occupational Therapy Assistant program.
Starting in the fall of 2023, …
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A staff report
A teenager wanted in a fatal shooting Thursday night has been arrested in Maryland, the Fayetteville Police Department said.
Karon Peair Streets, 19, was taken into custody by the Baltimore County …
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A staff report
A pedestrian is in critical condition after being hit by a vehicle Saturday morning on Owen Drive, the Fayetteville Police Department said.
Just after 6 a.m., officers were dispatched to a …
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EVENTS
The Ultimate Variety Show: Vegas Top Impersonators, hosted by The Edwards Twins, is scheduled for Aug. 24 at Cape Fear Regional Theartre, 1209 Hay St., starting at 7 p.m.
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The Airborne & Special Operations Museum will present Courage and Compassion: The Legacy of the Bielski Brothers from June 28 through Nov. 13. The award-winning exhibit showcases the heroic …
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Dirty Whiskey Craft Cocktail Bar, 5431 Corporation Drive, Hope Mills, is celebrating its one-year anniversary on Aug. 20 from 12 p.m. to 1 a.m. This birthday-style celebration is free and includes games, music, desserts and some alcoholic beverages.
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OBITUARIES
Death Notices
Houston Faircloth, 72. Rogers and Breece Funeral Service.
Funerals Today
Orville Failen Sr., 83, 2 p.m. service at Jernigan-Warren Chapel.
Willie Richardson, 88, 2 p.m. service at Colvin Funeral Home Chapel.
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Via LaFayette Funeral Home
An obituary is not available at this time for Gisela Evilsizer. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.
To send flowers to the family or plant a …
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Colvin Funeral Homes & Cremations (via HM Colvin)
1SG(Ret) FABIAS LAMAR UITENHAM
Fabias Lamar Uitenham was born March 31, 1960 to Leonard H. Uitenham, Jr and Dolores A. Uitenham in Cleveland, Ohio. He departed this life July 1, 2022.
He …
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