Good morning. The Cumberland County Department of Public Health is keeping an eye on a handful of bills introduced in the N.C. House of Representatives.
One piece of proposed legislation would prevent local boards of health from creating more stringent regulations on wastewater disposal and treatment than the state unless approved by NCDHHS. Another would repeal the immunization requirements for North Carolina college students — including vaccination against tetanus, whooping cough, hepatitis B, measles and other infections.
From raising the age of tobacco sales to providing county funding for communicable diseases, we break down the five proposed pieces of legislation you need to know more about in today’s lead story.
Welcome to CityView Today. Also in today’s newsletter: Several dozen postal workers and their supporters rallied on Sunday on Green Street near the U.S. Post Office to protest federal proposals to cut back and privatize the U.S. Postal Service. We spoke to some of the workers about their concerns. And Assistant Police Chief Todd Joyce has been named interim police chief following Kemberle Braden’s departure on March 31. Joyce will serve in the role while the search for a new chief progresses, the city of Fayetteville said in an announcement Friday.
Thanks for reading,
Maydha Devarajan
Interim Editor-in-Chief
Tobacco 21 and more: These are the bills county health officials are watching
Cumberland County Department of Public Health officials are monitoring HB197, HB89, HB380, HB376 and HB430. The bills would raise the age of legal tobacco product sales, expand vaccine exemptions, provide communicable disease funding and more.
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Events
TAI CHI IN THE GARDEN
- Where: Cape Fear Botanical Garden, 536 N. Eastern Blvd., Fayetteville
- When: 10-11:30 a.m. today
- What: A Chinese martial art and system of calisthenics with very slow controlled movements taught by Rich Martin.
SONG CIRCLE JAM SESSION
- Where: Weymouth Center for the Arts & Humanities, 555 E. Connecticut, Ave., Southern Pines
- When: 6-9 p.m. today
- What: Come enjoy the music in the Weymouth Great Room! All skill levels and all instruments are welcome.
TERRIFIC TUESDAY: EPIC HEROES
- Where: North Regional Branch Library, 855 McArthur Road, Fayetteville
- When: 3:30 p.m. today
- What: Learn about the bravest, most powerful and most clever heroes from ancient mythology with exciting stories and games, and make your own heroic paper bag puppets.
Obituaries
Elizabeth Carol Sinclair
Elizabeth Carol Sinclair, 64, of Eastover, passed away on Thursday, March 20.
Jimmy Edward Thompson
Jimmy Edward “Zeke” Thompson, 83, of Fayetteville, passed away on Thursday, March 20.
Mary Anna Stroud
Mary Ann Stroud, 77, of Spring Lake, passed away on Tuesday, March 18.
Until tomorrow!
🎶📸🤳🏽 Even though Fayetteville hometown hero J. Cole canceled his “B roll footage of a day in the life of a recording artist” video shoot that had been scheduled for Sunday afternoon at the Market House, the hip-hop star was still working in town over the weekend, according to social media comments and photos and text messages from people in Fayetteville. Some of the places people reported seeing Cole: The Omni Cinemas 8, Kickback Jack’s restaurant, downtown Fayetteville, and, late Sunday night and early Sunday morning, his childhood home on Forest Hills Drive.
~ Paul Woolverton
