It’s 2009 in Fayetteville. Hurricanes Mathew and Florence have yet to cause catastrophic flooding and hardship in the city and region. The extent of the PFAS contamination crisis in the Cape …
Evey Weisblat
Evey Weisblat is a journalist with five years of experience in local news reporting. She has previously worked at papers in central North Carolina, including The Pilot and the Chatham News + Record. Her central beat is government accountability reporting, covering the Fayetteville City Council.
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Council approves legal representation, but requests body camera footage
At its regular meeting Thursday, the Fayetteville City Council voted unanimously to provide legal representation to a former and current police officer, as well as Mayor Mitch Colvin and former …
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Council to review sustainability plan, resident survey results
The Fayetteville City Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
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Woman files lawsuit against Fayetteville police officers for allegedly falsely detaining, injuring her in 2020 incident
A woman alleges she was illegally detained, harassed and injured at the hands of Fayetteville police officers in an incident outside her home on Dec. 25, 2020, according to a lawsuit filed by plaintiff Sheila Lee.
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Legislators demand accountability as new details emerge about unexpected closing of State Veterans Home
Fallout from the unexpected closing of the North Carolina State Veterans Home in Fayetteville has continued a month after the facility closed its doors , with state lawmakers expressing growing frustration with the N.C. Dept. of Military and Veteran Affairs (DMVA), which manages the state-owned facility.
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Residents say PFAS filters on wells unequipped for freezing weather
As another winter comes to a close, the season brought with it a new host of challenges for local residents whose drinking water and environment have been heavily contaminated with harmful “forever chemicals” known as PFAS.
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Hudson wins Republican primary for North Carolina’s Congressional House Dist. 9 seat
Incumbent Rep. Richard Hudson (R-9), of Southern Pines, won easily against challenger Troy Tarazon, a first-time political candidate, in the Republican primary election for North Carolina’s …
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Aragues wins Libertarian primary for N.C. House Dist. 44
Christina Aragues won the Libertarian primary race for Dist. 44 in the N.C. House of Representatives in Tuesday’s election, according to uncertified election results.
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Council gets more advice on Office of Community Safety
At a special meeting following Monday’s Fayetteville City Council session, officials received more guidance and information about statewide alternative response programs as the city works to build out its Office of Community Safety (OCS).
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Day Resource Center operator acknowledges challenges since homeless support center opening
At the Fayetteville City Council meeting Monday, council members heard a report about operations at the Day Resource Center (DRC), the city’s homeless support center downtown that provides meals, showers and laundry services to people experiencing homelessness.
