Bob Ray was one of the good guys in our community. He has been one of our longtime lawyers, and when it came to estate planning, taxes, wills and trusts, you could turn to him for the best advice …
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: For Jesse Byrd, his was a promise fulfilled for cancer patients
Oh, come now, Jesse Byrd would have wanted all of us to know Tuesday — this day of farewell. Heaven forbid, he would have us know. No grief. No tears. No need for all of this …
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Consultants seeking input on new Cumberland County events center
A project manager and site-selection director say they hope to move forward with construction of a multipurpose events center for Cumberland County and want input from potential stakeholders and the …
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Column: Ramsey Street murals depict city’s past and future
Jermaine “JP” Powell is a mixed media artist who has been hard at work bringing this city to visual life at the Ramsey Street and I-295 interchange in North Fayetteville. He’s …
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Column: Distracted driving can be a killer, and financially costly
Mark Rice got me to thinking about an old friend who was killed years ago while in his stopped vehicle at an intersection in Guilford County. A vehicle from behind plowed into my friend’s …
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Column: There’s a pall along Gordon Way in Lafayette Park
I’m not the mayor of the city. But I am somewhat of the self-appointed mayor of this quiet little street not far from the hustle and bustle of the fast-food restaurants just a couple of …
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Column: And you, Mama, will always walk with me on my life’s journey
On this Mother’s Day some 50 years ago, the Rev. Leighton B. McKeithen Jr. was at his best before a Highland Presbyterian Church congregation that filled the sanctuary to the balcony. When …
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Cumberland County to consider strategies for fighting opioid epidemic
The Cumberland County commissioners will consider input from nonprofit agencies and the public on strategies to spend $16.9 million from the state to combat the opioid epidemic. The money is the …
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Column: When it comes to music, Joy Cogswell is the love of every child
Joy Cogswell is an icon when it comes to music in this community. Her presence is a gift to any piano. And teaching young people the notes and keys of a piano is one of the joys of her life. She has been doing that for the past 20 years as director of Snyder Music Academy at Snyder Memorial Baptist Church.
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Column: Is downtown the place for an events center? Maybe there’s a better alternative
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