Celebrating the heritage and history of the 82nd Airborne Division, All American Week is open to the public.
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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‘Once On This Island’ brings love together in this dance-filled musical
“Once On This Island” is ending the season at Cape Fear Regional Theatre with a powerful story of love, community and magic.
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Our Community Salutes honors Fayetteville high school students enlisting in military
“The third annual Our Community Salutes ceremony has gone from 93 high students in 2023 to 180 students in 2025,” said retired U.S. Army Colonel John Gobrick, chapter president for Our Community Salutes in Fayetteville.
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Fayetteville celebrates the 43rd Annual Dogwood Festival this weekend
Executive Director Kaylynn Suarez said the largest outdoor event in Fayetteville will highlight the best in live music, street food, carnival rides and art.
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Cape Fear Regional Theatre is live in living color at expansion groundbreaking
Demolition on 1209 Hay St. building began earlier this year, with the new facility expected to reopen in 2026.
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New No One Dies Alone program provides end-of-life comfort
The program brings in volunteers to provide comfort to those dying who have no loved ones or family to be at their bedside during the last moments of their lives.
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Steel Magnolias brings a celebration of Southern camaraderie to Cape Fear Regional Theatre
“Steel Magnolias,” one of the most iconic and quoted movies of the 1980s, will come to the stage this week at Cape Fear Regional Theatre.
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Lafayette Bicentennial Ball turns back time
Dr. Hank Parfitt, a member and past president of the Fayetteville Lafayette Society, said that this type of experience is novel in Fayetteville and was the city’s spotlight moment during the national bicentennial of Lafayette’s Farewell Tour.
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Here’s how Fayetteville is celebrating the Lafayette Bicentennial
To mark the 200th anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette’s tour of the country, cities across America have been commemorating with “living history” events. Fayetteville’s celebration is March 4-5.
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Heart attack symptoms are different for women
Sondra Bemesderfer, 53, felt fine the day she had an almost fatal heart attack. It was out of the blue with no symptoms like chest or arm pain normally associated with heart issues.
