Welcome to CityView Today! Media reports late Tuesday confirmed what’s been speculated about for weeks: Thousands of soldiers from Fort Bragg are being deployed to the Middle East. The move marks a stark escalation in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, which began on February 28.
Reports from the New York Times and Washington Post, citing unnamed sources, said about 2,000 soldiers from the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg will be sent. The sources said the soldiers are from the division’s “Immediate Response Force” that can deploy anywhere in the world within 18 hours.
We’re following local developments, so stay tuned.
In today’s newsletter: As local residents continue speaking out about data centers, three Cumberland County commissioners say they back a moratorium on the often massive facilities until elected officials sort out how to regulate them. There were no shortages of opinions on data centers during a teach-in on Saturday and public hearing on Monday.
Also, the Fayetteville City Council pumped the brakes on a $13 million contract that would kick off construction of the McArthur Road Sports Complex. And, Senior Columnist Bill Kirby Jr. on a deadline you don’t want to miss.
Thanks for reading,
Matt Hennie
Editor-in-Chief
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Until tomorrow!
🪧 “No Kings”—a national day of protest against the Trump administration—returns on Saturday with an event in Fayetteville and nearly two-dozen rallies across North Carolina. The local protest is set for 10 a.m. to noon at Mayor Beth Finch Park, 225 Green St. Hundreds of people attended a “No Kings” event on Oct. 18 in downtown Fayetteville.
