The North Carolina State Board of Elections voted Tuesday against opening a voting site in Spring Lake.
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Lawsuit Proceeds After Former Cumberland Deputy Loses Appeal in Killing of Veteran
A sheriff’s deputy shot Adrian Roberts in 2020 while trying to detain him for mental health care. A lawsuit in the matter is ongoing.
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MLK Parade Delayed, Confusion Among Organizers
The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. parade has been postponed and organizers offer different explanations as to why.
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Southeastern North Carolina Wants to Grow Its Own Health Care Workforce
View This Email In Your Browser Good morning. Methodist University Cape Fear Valley Health School of Medicine in Fayetteville, which will welcome its first class of 64 students this summer, hopes to train physicians who will remain in southeastern North Carolina, where rural communities need more medical providers. “When you think about why this school […]
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County Board Considers Tossing Godwin’s Election Results
County Board to Again Consider Throwing Out Godwin’s November Election Results
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Cumberland County Schools Down More Than 1,200 Students, Putting Millions In State Funding At Risk
View This Email In Your Browser Good morning. Cumberland County Schools is down more than 1,200 students this school year, a decline district leaders say could cost the system millions in future state funding and lead to fewer teaching positions. During the district’s first Budget and Finance Committee meeting of the year, Associate Superintendent of […]
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Fayetteville Nonprofit Wants to Build Tiny‑Home Village for Veterans
View This Email In Your Browser Good morning. Redeploying American Veterans has early plans to build clusters of 400‑square‑foot homes paired with wrap‑around services designed to help veterans move into long‑term, stable housing. On Monday, the nonprofit asked the Fayetteville City Council for help clearing bureaucratic hurdles for the project. Read more in today’s lead […]
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‘Death By a Thousand Cuts’
Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians have highs rates of suicide and death from illnesses. Despite increasing awareness, veterans say there’s been little progress.
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FTCC’s Revamped Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) Systems License Prep Course Helps Transitioning Service Members Take Flight
View This Email In Your Browser Good morning. As the new year kicks off, many Fayetteville residents begin to set fresh goals, explore new skills, and imagine new career paths. At Fayetteville Technical Community College (FTCC), one course in particular is positioned to help students—and especially service members on Fort Bragg—step into high-demand roles in […]
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Construction Underway on Gray’s Creek Water Project
View This Email In Your Browser Good morning. Construction is underway on a $12 million water project designed to deliver drinking water to Gray’s Creek Elementary School and Alderman Road Elementary School—an investment in school safety as Cumberland County Schools continues evaluating long-term facility needs across the district. Both schools are currently outside the public water system […]