After reviewing the ICE policies given to CityView by three county departments and Cape Fear Valley Health, the ACLU of North Carolina and Siembra NC said the policies contain vague language and don’t offer enough protections to residents.
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Cape Fear Valley Health’s simulation center improves care and prepares next generation
Trade magazine Becker’s Hospital Review recognized Cape Fear Valley’s Simulation Center for improving patient outcomes and teaching the next generation of physicians through its resident trainings and partnership with Methodist University’s future medical school.
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A battle won: Waste-to-energy plant pulls out of South Cool Spring Street location following community pushback
Waste Energy Corp. planned to build a plastic-to-energy plant on South Cool Spring Street. Community pushback lead them to pull out of the location. The company is hoping to find another site in Fayetteville.
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A UNC public health hub hopes to develop solutions to Cumberland County’s most pressing problems
Cumberland County was selected as a location for UNC’s Public Health Partnership Hubs. It’s collaboration between the Gillings School of Global Public Health and the public health departments that hopes to address the county’s health issues.
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SouthLight Fayetteville to provide treatment for residents, by residents
SouthLight is the county’s newest mental health and substance use treatment provider. The nonprofit’s Fayetteville location is staffed by local residents and hopes to increase access to treatment as they care for anyone, with or without insurance.
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The revitalized Orange Street School continues its education legacy
The revitalized Orange Street School is complete. The historically Black school continues its legacy of education now as a youth community hub featuring a music lab, STEM and cultural arts classes and mentorship opportunities.
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All in a day’s work: County public health director receives national award
The American Medical Association awarded Jennifer Green, director of Cumberland County’s Department of Public Health, the Outstanding Government Service Award. While Green is thankful, she said she’s just doing her job.
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FSU and county opioid response team conducting one of largest xylazine studies in the nation
The study, “Understanding the Role of Xylazine in the Opioid Crisis,” will recruit 900 people who use drugs and 300 physicians to investigate the prevalence of xylazine in the county’s drug supply and its impacts.
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Valley Hospice House, first of its kind in Cumberland County, finally opening
Valley Hospice House, located at 2431 Legion Road, will provide 24-hour specialized care to the terminally ill and dying. Once it opens on Feb. 25, it will be Cumberland County’s first freestanding hospice house.
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Workshop to help residents fight systemic racism in Cumberland County
Organizing Against Racism: Cumberland County is hosting an anti-racism workshop to develop solutions to systemic and institutional racism in the county.