Good morning. Doulas provide non-clinical, physical and emotional support to pregnant people throughout their pregnancy and labor. Their services can range from birth planning to breathing exercises to help with housework during postpartum.
A new grant initiative through the Cumberland County Department of Public Health aims to increase access to doula services for uninsured and underinsured residents. Read more about Central Carolina Doulas and Divine Doula Goddess and their work to provide wraparound pregnancy support services to all residents in today’s lead story.
Welcome to CityView Today. Also in today’s newsletter: the North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld a murder conviction in a Fayetteville road rage homicide from 2022. Plus, Cumberland County Schools launched the Family Engagement On Demand tool, a cloud-based platform with interactive and live-streamed content on a variety of topics to help parents, teachers and children work together.
Thanks for reading,
Maydha Devarajan
Interim Editor-in-Chief
Two local organizations to help uninsured residents access doula services
Uninsured and underinsured residents will have greater access to wraparound pregnancy services provided by Central Carolina Doulas and Divine Doula Goddess thanks to county funding.
More from CityView
Appeals court upholds murder conviction in Fayetteville road rage homicide
Roger Dale Nobles killed Steven Addison during an argument about Addison’s driving.
New CCS tech tool helps children, parents on educational path
The cloud-based platform provides interactive and live-streamed content on a variety of topics to help parents, teachers and children work together.
Events
LECTURE AND BOOK EVENT
- Where: Weymouth Center, 555 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines
- When: 11:30-12:30 p.m. today
- What: The Moore County Historical Association is partnering with the Weymouth Center for the Arts & Humanities for a presentation by author Marion Elliott Deerhake titled “Jane Pratt: North Carolina’s First Congresswoman.”
YOGA IN THE GARDEN
- Where: Cape Fear Botanical Garden, 536 N. Eastern Blvd., Fayetteville
- When: 6-7 p.m. today
- What: Practice this calm eastern exercise taught by instructor, Ashley Clayton. All levels welcome!
TIGHT’N IT UP SPECIAL WORKSHOP
Sponsored by Greater Life of Fayetteville
- Where: 351 Wagoner Drive, Charles Morris Room, Fayetteville
- When: 5:30-7:30 p.m., Thursday Feb. 20
- What: A free workshop geared towards young men. Focusing on men, women, the children in our lives, and how we reconnect the pieces of the family as we build our community, starting with the family. Register with link.
Obituaries
Leo David Prevost Jr.
Dr. Leo David Prevost Jr., 70, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 30.
Sharon D. Barnard
Sharon D. Barnard, 64, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 4.
Devin Knight
Devin Knight, 27, of Lumberton, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 26.
Until tomorrow!
👑 Katie Strain, a 2021 graduate of Methodist University, was crowned Miss Fayetteville 2025 over the weekend. “When I first competed for the title of Miss Fayetteville seven years ago, I struggled with self-confidence and self-worth,” Strain, a second-grade teacher at Overhills Elementary in Spring Lake, said in a press release. “I walked out of the interview room in tears, saying I would never do it again. But I refused to give up.”
~ Maydha
