Maydha Devarajan

Good morning. Toxic forever chemicals are known to be in the well water of residents in the Fayetteville area, attributable to pollution from the nearby Fayetteville Works chemical manufacturing plant. Now, a new N.C. State University study is adding to a growing body of research showing how PFAS chemicals have seeped into the air, water […]

Good morning. This month marks the state’s 1-year anniversary of Medicaid expansion. In that time, over 600,000 people have enrolled in the state’s program. Here in Cumberland County, over 25,000 residents now have health insurance thanks to the expansion. However, national and North Carolinian health policy experts and activists worry those residents could lose coverage […]

Good morning. Fayetteville’s first pedestrian plan came out in 2018. Now, the city is collecting community input and seeking feedback from stakeholders as part of an update to the plan. Over the last few months, we’ve reported on the city’s efforts to improve pedestrian infrastructure — a key issue amid a string of recent deaths and accidents […]

Good morning. Twenty-six fifth-grade girls at W.H. Owen Elementary School are receiving free lessons on empowerment thanks to their school counselor Tanisha Dumas. Dumas, a five-year school counselor at the elementary school, was selected as one of 10 recipients of the national Dr. Patty Diversity Fellowship from Ruling Our eXperiences (ROX) — an evidence-based program […]

Good morning. We’re kicking off December with an arts feature from former CityView Executive Editor Bill Horner III on legendary rock ‘n’ roll band Kansas. The group performs Dec. 5 at the Crown Theatre as one of the final stops on its 50th anniversary tour. Bill, who did most of his growing up in Kansas, […]

Good morning! We hope you enjoyed the holiday and managed to get some good eats in. We’re back with our Sunday newsletter, this time spotlighting our December magazine issue, which launched online today. In our “Home for the Holidays” issue, we hope you’ll find finding warmth through stories of restoration, tradition and care. But first, […]

Good morning. While some government offices were closed this week in light of Thanksgiving, the Fayetteville City Council and Spring Lake Board of Commissioners both held their final meetings of the month on Monday. In Fayetteville, council members learned that the city’s crime this year is projected to be the lowest in a decade, as […]

Good morning. GivingTuesday, a global campaign that encourages individuals and businesses to support local nonprofits, kicked off its 12th anniversary globally and its fourth year in Cumberland County this week. Yesterday, we shared a story that delved into the origins of local GivingTuesday efforts through the Cumberland Community Foundation. Today, we’ve got a new story […]