A staff report

Grading work is underway for an expansion of Veterans Park, according to a city of Fayetteville news release. The city recently acquired surplus property from the N.C. Department of Transportation that will be used for the expansion, according to the release. The 8-acre site is near the intersection of Bragg Boulevard, Rowan Street and Murchison Road and became available after DOT replaced the Rowan Street bridge. MORE

Save the date for  CityView’s annual Food, Wine & Art: A celebration of music, theater, dancing and fine art on  Oct. 6 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Cape Fear  Botanical Garden, … MORE

The Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra will present the music of John Williams on Oct. 8 at Huff Concert Hall on the campus of Methodist University, 5400 Ramsey St. The concert, which starts at 7:30 p.m., is open to the public. Tickets are $5 to $32. MORE

WoofStock, the annual fundraiser for the Fayetteville Animal Protection Society, is scheduled for Oct. 7 from 6 to 10:30 p.m. at Cape Fear Botanical Garden, 536 N. Eastern  Blvd. MORE

Death notices

Lois Autry, 86, of Hope Mills. Jernigan-Warren Funeral Home.

Ret. SGM Samson Descargar, 71, of Fayetteville. LaFayette Funeral Home.

Tom Poulos, 78, of Fayetteville. Rogers & Breece Funeral Service.

 

Funerals today

Lonny Spell, 73, 2 p.m. service at Massey Hill Baptist Church.

Tom Poulos, 78, 11 a.m. service at Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church.

 

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Odessa Carattini passed away on September 26, 2022 at the UNC Southeastern Hospital in Lumberton, North Carolina. Colvin Funeral Home and Cremations are in charge of service arrangments. MORE

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