David Culbreth, 56, will be enshrined as the 114th inductee into the Fayetteville Sports Club Hall of Fame on Tuesday during an event at FTCC.
Bill Kirby Jr.
Bill Kirby Jr. is a veteran journalist who spent 49 years as a newspaper editor, reporter and columnist covering Fayetteville, Cumberland County and the Cape Fear Region for The Fayetteville Observer. He most recently has written for CityView Magazine.
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Column: President, First Lady Calling on Fort Bragg with Gratitude to Special Forces Soldiers
Bill Kirby Jr.’s notes from the week, including strategic planning, a homicide, candidate forum, and the Fayetteville Sports Club Hall of Fame.
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Column: Vision Resource Center to Shine Spotlight on the Visually Impaired Through Their Fashion and Stories
“They showed the world what they can do,” VRC Executive Director Terri Thomas says about the inaugural fashion show fundraiser in 2024. “I can’t wait to see what they do this year.”
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Column: Jim Semple Sr. Believed in Kids and All They Could Be, and The Kids Believed in ‘Sarge’
Walk a mile in the late Jim Semple’s shoes and you would know how much he came to treasure his years as youth director in the 1960s at the Fayetteville YMCA on old Fort Bragg Road.
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Column: Medical Center Shining a Light on Heart Health Care and Awareness
Valley Pavilion at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center along Owen Drive is aglow in red throughout February in recognition of American Heart Month.
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Column: City, County Weather the Snow, but Motorists Urged to Beware of Ice on Secondary Roadways
We came out, for the most part, unscathed with the winter wonderland of snow, which fell on this community.
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Column: County Awaits Architect Firm’s Cost for Design and Renovation of Crown Theatre and Arena
“We are taking a methodical approach to the Crown Theatre and Arena renovation,” says Kirk deViere, chair of the Cumberland Board of County Commissioners. “… This ensures we design to a budget rather than budget to a design.”
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Michael Nagowski, Longtime Cape Fear Valley Health CEO, Announces Retirement
The health system’s CEO since 2008, he is credited with transforming and expanding the health system while deepening its ties to Fayetteville.
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Column: Local College Students to Join in Downtown Protest of ICE Agents in Minneapolis
Fatal shooting deaths of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Jeffrey Pretti by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, have polarized a nation, and that polarization includes Fayetteville.
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Column: Winter Storm Fern Spared Us, But We Still Have Some Below-Freezing Nights Ahead
“We’re very thankful for the strong partnerships across city departments and with our county and state partners that helped keep residents safe,” says Laura Smith with the Fayetteville Office of Emergency Management.
