Sponsored by: Good morning. On a patch of grass in front of the Public Works Commission in Fayetteville, a few dozen community members gathered Saturday morning to protest the widespread and continued contamination of the local environment with “forever chemicals,” also known as PFAS. With the Fayetteville water tower behind them, the demonstrators outside the […]
Sarah Nagem
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Cuts to Medicaid, SNAP would affect many Cumberland County residents
Good morning. In today’s newsletter, we bring you a story about what federal funding cuts to Medicaid and food assistance programs could mean locally. Cumberland County residents account for 4.5% of the state’s more than 3 million recipients of Medicaid, the health care program for low-income adults, children and people with disabilities. SNAP, also called Food […]
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State regulators look to ease rules for PFAS polluters
Good morning. Factories that release PFAS into North Carolina’s waterways could be left to their own devices under a new proposal by state bureaucrats overseeing water quality. The N.C. Environmental Management Commission (EMC), responsible for regulating the state’s water resources, is considering a proposal to have producers of “forever chemicals” self-report PFAS levels in water […]
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Jury awards $100 judgment in Dogwood Festival defamation lawsuit
Good morning. A year-long conflict and defamation lawsuit between two former executive directors of the Fayetteville Dogwood Festival resulted in a $100 judgment on Tuesday following a jury trial in Cumberland County Superior Court. The jury concluded that Malia Allen, who ran the festival from 2018 to 2020, defamed former festival director Carrie King in […]
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Family of 8-year-old fatally shot at babysitter’s home files lawsuit
Good morning. The family of 8-year-old Jenesis Dockery, who was shot and killed in 2023 at her babysitter’s house in Cumberland County, has filed a lawsuit against the babysitter and the gun’s owner. Jenesis was allegedly shot by the 11-year-old son of her babysitter. The boy had stolen a gun that belonged to his grandfather, […]
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Residents are taking food insecurity into their own hands
Good morning. Tomatoes, peppers, carrots and other produce will soon arrive at a neighborhood off Rim Road. But it’s not from a new grocery store or government initiative. It’s from community members who are pitching in seeds, soil and labor to plant and manage gardens in residents’ yards. The mutual aid network was formed through […]
