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View This Email In Your Browser Good morning. The Cumberland County Association for Indian People has worked for decades to educate, connect, and support local Indigenous residents. Now, the group has a newly renovated community center on its campus east of downtown Fayetteville. Harrison Jones, the 25-year-old who took the helm of the association six […]
View This Email In Your Browser Good morning. Fayetteville mayoral candidates poured wildly different amounts into their campaigns before the primary earlier this month. Some raised six figures and spent tens of thousands on professional consultants, billboards, and digital ads. Others relied on personal loans, retiree support, or grassroots donations under $50. Data analyzed by […]
View This Email In Your Browser Good morning. Cuts to North Carolina’s Medicaid reimbursement rates could cost Cape Fear Valley Health millions of dollars in revenue this year and decrease access to care for thousands of patients, according to the health system’s leaders. The cuts, which range between 3% and 10%, went into effect on […]
View This Email In Your Browser Good morning. Two campaign workers for Fayetteville mayoral candidate Mario Benavente have filed complaints with the North Carolina State Board of Elections following a heated confrontation with an opposing campaign worker and another woman at the county’s early voting site on Sept. 29. The complaints accuse a campaign worker […]
View This Email In Your Browser Good morning. The owner of the company that abandoned several city construction projects in Fayetteville made a $1,000 donation to Mayor Mitch Colvin in August 2021, state election records show. City Council Member Mario Benavente, who is one of nine candidates attempting to unseat Colvin in this year’s mayoral […]
View This Email In Your Browser Good morning. Pamela Story’s office reflects her dedication to helping homeless students in Cumberland County Schools. Her large L-shaped desk is piled with “Know Your Rights” cards, and donated notebooks and other school supplies are stacked waist-high in a corner. A shopping cart and small boxes are filled with […]
View This Email In Your Browser Good morning. Every seat on the Spring Lake Board of Commissioners, as well as the position of mayor, will be on the ballot in this fall’s municipal elections. While some commissioners may be new and others could return to town hall, the new board will have to contend with […]
View This Email In Your Browser Good morning. The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners released another round of national opioid settlement funds. Nearly $4 million will go to five projects aimed at helping residents with substance use disorders. The projects focus on early intervention, recovery and reentry services, and housing and employment connections. Cumberland County […]
View This Email In Your Browser Good morning. An independent evaluation of Fayetteville’s use of the automated gunshot detection technology ShotSpotter could test some Fayetteville City Council members’ firm faith in the controversial program. The study, conducted by the Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law, found that only up to 24% of […]
View This Email In Your Browser Good morning. A soldier who lived in Fort Bragg’s barracks for six years says the living conditions — including mold on the walls and a malfunctioning air conditioner — made him sick with headaches, nausea and a heavy feeling in his chest that made it hard to breathe. Complaints […]
