City and county officials discussed potential upcoming projects in the region, including a proposed aquatic center, at a Thursday liaison meeting.
Lexi Solomon
Lexi Solomon is a government accountability reporter at CityView, focusing on the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners and the school board. She grew up in Williamsburg, Virginia, and received degrees in Russian and National Security & Foreign Affairs in 2022 from Virginia Tech. Before joining CityView, she worked at The Fayetteville Observer as a crime reporter and government watchdog reporter. She enjoys hiking, reading and traveling in her free time.
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Don’t want to get towed? Here’s where you can safely park in Haymount
CityView’s guide to parking in the heart of the Haymount district
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At some Cumberland County schools, more than half of students are chronically absent. Here’s what that means
Cumberland County’s public schools are struggling with high rates of chronic absenteeism.
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Sold on a Promise | Part 2: The North Carolina homeless housing projects that were never built
Part two of the joint investigation by CityView, BPR and WFDD into the out-of-state entities behind several failed housing projects in North Carolina.
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CityView on WFNC: What you missed on Monday’s segment
Find out what reporter Lexi Solomon talked about on CityView’s regular segment on “Good Morning Fayetteville.”
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Sold on a Promise | Part 1: How city officials across N.C. set aside $12 million for the homeless — and got nothing
A joint investigation by BPR, WFDD and CityView examines how two out-of-state entities began several failed projects in North Carolina.
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Community pays the price as Cumberland County contends with dozens of drive-by shootings in 2024
Cumberland County has seen at least 80 drive-by shootings since the start of 2024.
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Solution for SRO problem on horizon as Cumberland County school board approves tentative contracts
The solution to Cumberland County public schools’ SRO problem appears to be on the horizon
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Hope Mills switching gears after abrupt end to shared services with Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office
The Hope Mills Board of Commissioners voted last week to obtain its own server and IT services for law enforcement.
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Fayetteville police arrest adoptive mother of missing siblings on murder charges
Avantae Deven, 63, was arrested last week on multiple charges, including two counts of first-degree murder, in the deaths of her adopted children.