The secretary-treasurer of the Pearce’s Mill Fire Department has been charged with embezzling more than $48,000 over a nearly 20-month period, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office.
Michael Futch | Staff Writer
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Fayetteville PWC customers may be faced with rate increases in monthly bills
Local utility customers may see rates go up in early May. Members of the Fayetteville Public Works Commission on Wednesday were told that rate increases of $13 to $16 monthly for electric, water and sewer service may be necessary
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Cumberland County school buses to be equipped with two-way radios
Cumberland County school buses would be equipped with two-way radios to improve communication with individual schools under a plan approved Tuesday by a school board committee.
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Discussion on gun violence study gets personal at City Council work session
A Fayetteville City Council discussion on the cost of gun violence locally appeared to get personal during a Monday night work session at City Hall. Councilman Mario Benavente and Councilwoman Courtney Banks-McLaughlin had requested that the council direct city administrators to “quantify the economic and societal costs associated with gun violence in the city.”
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City Council may consider PWC appointment, cost of gun violence
Fayetteville City Councilman Mario Benavente is pushing for action on two issues: the long-delayed appointment of a city representative on the Public Works Commission and the cost of gun violence locally.
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Downtown boosters spread the word on trial of alcohol ‘social district’
Two months into a yearlong trial run of a “social district” — where people can roam while drinking alcoholic beverages — downtown boosters say it’s getting a positive response. But on a recent stroll down Hay Street, some customers — and bar workers too — said they had not heard of the option.
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‘The start of a new chapter’
As he finished taking the oath of office to become Fayetteville’s 25th police chief on Friday, Kemberle Braden was offered some advice. “I have one more instruction,” said Cumberland County Superior Court Judge Jim Ammons after administering the oath. “Kiss your wife, shake my hand — and get it right.” Braden is the city’s first police chief of Asian descent, succeeding retiring Chief Gina Hawkins, who was the first Black and first woman to have the job. Hawkins had been police chief for five years.
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Fayetteville Fire Department hazmat team receives grant for emergency equipment
The Fayetteville Fire Department will receive a nearly $10,000 grant to purchase specialized equipment to improve its response to chemical leaks from passing trains.
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Police Chief Gina Hawkins says she’s proud of engagement, innovation
As she prepares to step down as Fayetteville’s top cop, Gina Hawkins has few regrets. “It’s not one thing I’m proud of,” said Hawkins, the first woman to serve as chief of the Fayetteville Police Department. “I’m proud of so many things, from the Police Department and from the community.”
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City Council approves limits on number of people in reintegration centers
The Fayetteville City Council on Thursday voted to rename new halfway houses as “community reintegration centers” while also limiting the number of residents who can live there at one …