Local emergency service leadership recommends consolidating Fayetteville and Cumberland County’s call centers into a single center at 500 Executive Place, the county’s current location, but couldn’t say who should run it.
Morgan Casey
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Fort Bragg is addressing its child care needs with new center
Fort Bragg broke ground on its newest and largest child development center, and garrison leadership hopes the facility will help alleviate the installation’s child care waitlist of more than 1,000 children.
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Cumberland County could become a model for training social workers across NC
The Cumberland County Department of Social Services helping other counties access the University of Utah’s Virtual Social Worker Trainer, a software that simulates welfare checks, to better train the state’s social workers.
Posted inPolitics & Government
White flag shelter service providers wanted
With only one contracted white flag shelter provider for this upcoming winter, Cumberland County is seeking proposals from potential providers to offer temporary shelter when temperatures or wind chills are forecasted at or below 32 degrees.
Posted inHealth
New organizations funded in Cumberland County’s latest release of national opioid settlement dollars
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners approved a new allocation of the county’s share of national opioid settlements, funding five new projects that will provide recovery services, early intervention and housing.
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Cumberland County to pilot homelessness voucher program
The Cumberland County Community Development Department is piloting its Homeless Prevention and Stabilization Voucher Program, which will provide funding to help homeless residents reach stable housing.
Posted inHealth
Standing for overdose awareness
About 20 community members read the names of those lost to overdose and lit candles in their name on Aug. 28 in honor of National Overdose Awareness Day.
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Turning Cumberland County’s doctor desert into an oasis
Leaders from Methodist University and Cape Fear Valley Health hope their partnership to create a new medical school will bring more doctors into Cumberland County and the region.
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‘Don’t rest on your laurels’: Local and federal officials outline Fayetteville, Cumberland County’s economic growth and barriers ahead
At the 2025 State of the Community event, leaders in the city and county touted investments in local businesses and improvements to the city’s regional airport, while others said the community lags behind others in the region.
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The parents aren’t alright: Teens and nonprofit leaders discuss problems impacting Fayetteville’s young people
The City of Fayetteville’s Shaping the Future: Youth Symposium gathered city officials, nonprofit leaders and educators to identify solutions to problems with the mental health, education, workforce development and safety of the city’s kids and teens.
