For many parents, shopping for clothes is at the top of the list when it comes to the start of a new school year. Finding the right tennis shoes, jeans and new outfits is part of the plan.
Jami McLaughlin
Jami McLaughlin is a freelance writer for CityView. She has deep family roots in Spring Lake and in Cumberland County and is also currently the director of government relations and military affairs for the Greater Fayetteville Chamber. She is a graduate of East Carolina University, where she received a bachelor’s degree in communications, and Central Michigan University, where she earned a master’s degree in administration. She has four beautiful children who attend Village Christian Academy.
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Spring Lake aldermen approve plans to name park after recreation coach
SPRING LAKE — The Spring Lake Board of Aldermen is moving forward with plans to name Woodland West Park after longtime resident and coach Rex Perry and the police annex after former Police Chief and Mayor Billy Manning.
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Spring Lake board to consider renaming park after former recreation staffer
SPRING LAKE — The Spring Lake Board of Aldermen is expected to discuss the renaming of Woodland West Park at when it meets Monday night. The board will meet at 6 p.m. Monday in the Grady …
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Aldermen approve $8.1 million budget with utility fee hike, no tax increase
SPRING LAKE — The Spring Lake Board of Aldermen endorsed an $8.1 million budget for the next fiscal year at its meeting on Monday and added a planned investment in public art on Main Street.
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Here’s to your health
Cape Fear Valley Health, which has eight hospitals in the region, continues to expand its health care services. In the past year, it has opened a five-story education tower and announced plans to establish a medical school in a partnership with Methodist University.
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Higher education
More than 280 degrees, diplomas and certificates in science, applied science, the arts and general education are offered at Fayetteville Technical Community College. Transfer credits for entry into four-year universities are offered as well.
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‘Symphony on Tap’ raises a toast to music
Strings will be soaring in the new season of the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra with seven concerts, free community performances and the second year of its Symphony on Tap concert series.
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Juneteenth Jubilee to revive ’70s music, fun to celebrate history of freedom
Lace up your roller skates and put on your favorite ’70s threads for this weekend’s Juneteenth Jubilee in Festival Park. The second annual festival festival will host Grammy Award-winning artists, an outdoor roller-skating rink and educational tours on the Can-Do Coldwell Trolley as Fayetteville commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.
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Spring Lake aldermen ask for changes in tax collection agreement with county
SPRING LAKE — The Spring Lake Board of Aldermen voted Monday night to accept an interlocal agreement on sales tax collection that includes revisions south by Cumberland County. The N.C. Local Government Commission also held a public hearing on the town’s 2023-24 budget.
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Spring Lake aldermen to consider next year’s budget, state oversight
SPRING LAKE — The Board of Aldermen will hold a public hearing Monday night on next year’s budget with representatives of the N.C. Local Government Commission and also hear draft ordinances on a business registration inventory and special event permits.