Inside this issue, you’ll find people who share their own special memories. And one family who is making new memories in their new home. Others offered up recipes that help make the holidays special. I hope your memories are special as well. Happy holidays!
Lorry Williams
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The spirit of giving
We asked readers and the community to nominate people who give selflessly and work behind the scenes to improve the lives of those around them. You responded with more than 80 nominations for the third annual Power of Giving Community Impact Awards presented by PWC. It is clear from the nominations we received that there are a number of people with big hearts and a desire to make a difference where they live. A panel of judges selected three nominations for recognition this year: Vera Bell, retired Sgt. Maj. Ruby Murray, and Wes and Lucy Jones.
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Each flag at the Field of Honor tells a story
Pulling up to the museum grounds and seeing the flags neatly aligned is as awe-inspiring today as it was the first year I saw them. This patriotic display honors those who have served, those who are still serving and those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
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Movies bring us together
Before the pandemic, one of my weekly splurges was a trip to the movies with a few of my friends. It didn’t matter if it was an action film, a comedy or some other genre; we just enjoyed spending time together taking in the latest movie we decided on for that week.
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Former Spring Lake finance director charged with embezzlement, bank fraud, identify theft
The former Spring Lake finance director was arrested Friday and charged with embezzlement, bank fraud and identity theft. Gay Cameron Tucker, 63, of Fayetteville, is accused of embezzling more than $500,000 from Spring Lake during her time as finance director and accounting technician for the town, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina said in a release.
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Man charged in double homicide in Hope Mills
HOPE MILLS — A man has been charged in the deaths of a woman and her son earlier this week in Hope Mills. Rodney William McCrary, 68, was arrested early Saturday and charged in the deaths of 48-year-old Julie Camacho Smith and her 25-year-old son Desmond Miles Brewington, Hope Mills police said.
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Fayetteville man convicted in death of retired teacher, Army veteran
A Fayetteville man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole in the 2017 stabbing death of a retired teacher and Army veteran. Jameel Malik Davidson was convicted Friday of first-degree murder in the death of Gerald “Jerry’’ Gillespie, the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office said. He was sentenced by Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Jim Ammons.
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Music, food and fun on tap for downtown festival
It’s been almost a year since Sarahgrace Snipes came on board as executive director of the Fayetteville Dogwood Festival. In that time, she’s been busy with the Fayetteville After Five summer concert series and the Dogwood Fall Festival. But she has yet to get a spring festival under her belt. That is expected to change this month as the 40th annual Fayetteville Dogwood Festival returns to downtown for the first time since 2019.
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Council to hear from residents ahead of District 3 appointment
The public can weigh in on the people who want to fill the District 3 seat on the Fayetteville City Council during a public hearing tonight. Eleven people have applied to fill the vacancy created …