HOPE MILLS — Before Keith Davis played linebacker for the University of Southern California’s 1985 Rose Bowl championship football team; before he graduated with the highest grade point average among his teammates; and before he could leg-press 1,800 pounds, Davis struggled as a young man growing up.
Ben Sessoms | Government Accountability Reporter
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Community activists call for public safety office separate from the police
In a crowded room at Smith Recreation Center on Monday night, about 50 people gathered to learn more about a new approach to public safety in Fayetteville. Lisette Rodriguez and Shaun McMillan, community organizers and city residents, organized Monday’s town-hall meeting. They called for the creation of an “office of community safety,” a city government entity that would be separate from the Police Department and would, among other things, respond to mental health crises and offer recommendations to hold the Police Department accountable
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Local law enforcement officials address concerns at neighborhood meeting
Local law enforcement officials addressed concerns from residents of the Murchison Road corridor Thursday at a forum hosted by the Broadell/Seabrook Community Watch. Officials who participated in the forum were Fayetteville Police Chief Kemberle Braden, Cumberland County Sheriff Ennis Wright, and Fayetteville State University Chief of Police Roberto Bryan Jr. The forum was held at Smith Recreation Center.
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PFAS regulations expected to increase costs for PWC customers
New PFAS regulations proposed by the federal government are expected to increase costs for Fayetteville Public Works Commission customers.
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PWC to hear update on federal PFAS regulations
The Fayetteville Public Works Commission will hear an update Wednesday on regulations regarding PFAS in drinking water, according to the agenda for Wednesday’s board meeting.
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Police announce arrest of former Fort Bragg soldier in 2010 homicide
After nearly 13 years, the Fayetteville Police Department on Monday announced an arrest in the killing of Terrance Plummer on Memorial Day weekend in 2010. At a news conference at City Hall, police officials said that former Fort Bragg soldier Joshua Richardson, 41, was arrested Feb. 7 and charged with first-degree murder in the 2010 homicide.
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Community organizers to hold town hall on police accountability
Community organizers will hold a town-hall meeting Monday to inform the public about their idea to establish an “office of community safety” that they say would help hold the Fayetteville Police Department accountable for maintaining public safety.
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Distinctly Fayetteville, interim CEO part ways as search for replacement renewed
Distinctly Fayetteville, previously known as the Fayetteville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, is looking for a permanent president and CEO to replace interim President Randy Fiveash, Distinctly board Chairman Seth Benalt said Friday in an emailed statement.
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Gov. Cooper’s proposed budget includes raises for teachers, school staff
Local teachers and schools staff welcomed proposals to enhance funding for public education included in Gov. Roy Cooper’s state budget. Released Wednesday, the governor’s Fiscal 2023-25 …
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School board approves use of federal funds for ‘community engagement’ bus
Cumberland County Schools will soon make use of a “community engagement” bus. The Board of Education voted 6-3 Tuesday to approve the use of $109,000 in federal funding to purchase the bus. Local tax dollars won’t be used for the purchase as the money will be taken from the district’s elementary and secondary school emergency relief fund, federal COVID-19 relief funding allocated by Congress to local school districts during the earlier parts of the pandemic.
