Good morning. The North Carolina General Assembly’s 2025 legislative session started on Jan. 8 and Cumberland County’s representatives are heading into it with a slate of health topics to tackle, ranging from access to care to water pollution to sexual assault.
In today’s lead story, Morgan Casey chatted with several of our local representatives about how they plan to improve state and county health this year.
Welcome to CityView Today. With an increase in cases of respiratory illnesses across the state, Cape Fear Valley Health is updating its visitation policies; we detail those below. Also in today’s newsletter, we break down the latest on lawsuits against the companies responsible for “forever chemical” contamination of Cumberland County’s water sources. And in case you missed it, someone on Friday afternoon reported seeing what appeared to be unexploded ordnance near the North Commissary on Fort Liberty — no live explosives were found, and the situation was cleared shortly after.
Thanks for reading,
Maydha Devarajan
Interim Editor-in-Chief
North Carolina legislators head into 2025 with plans to improve state and county health
Cumberland County’s state representatives speak on child care, Medicaid expansion and PFAS contamination.
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Events
JOB SEARCH TECH TIME
- Where: Cliffdale Public Library, 6882 Cliffdale Road, Fayetteville
- When: 10-11:30 a.m. today
- What: Join the library’s Digital Navigators for a special Tech Time focused on helping you fill in and submit your online job applications.
NOSFERATU
- Where: Cameo Art House Theatre, 225 Hay St., Fayetteville
- When: Today through Jan. 16
- What: Nosferatu is a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
- Where: Cameo Art House Theatre, 225 Hay St., Fayetteville
- When: Today through Jan. 16
- What: Set in the influential New York music scene of the early 60s, A Complete Unknown follows 19-year-old Minnesota musician Bob Dylan’s meteoric rise as a folk singer to the top of the charts.
Obituaries
Carmen Rosado
Carmen Rosado, 95, of Fayetteville, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 9.
Renate Elizabeth Bittle
Renate Elizabeth Bittle, 84, of Fayetteville, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 9.
Nellie Mae McCoy
Nellie Mae McCoy, 89, of Fayetteville, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 8.
Until tomorrow!
❄️ I hope you all stayed safe over the weekend with the winter storm! Before the cold weather descended, Valeria and I made a little stop for coffee at Curate Essentials last week. If you haven’t been to the shop in Haymount, I highly recommend it (especially if you’re on the lookout for knick knacks or a gift for an upcoming celebration).
~ Maydha
