Column: Hope Mills teenager remembered for her joyous love of life

There’s no rhyme here. There’s no reason for any of us to understand for now. There’s no explanation for the loss of this young life with so much life still to live, and now a grieving mother, brother, aunt, cousins and community gathered Friday at Crystal Springs Chapel for a farewell to the vivacious 19-year-old…

19-year-old Hope Mills woman shot dead at Bragg Boulevard gas station

A 19-year-old Hope Mills woman was found shot to death early Monday in the parking lot of a gas station on Bragg Boulevard, according to the Fayetteville Police Department. The shooting was reported about 1:30 a.m. Monday at a Valero station in the 800 block of Bragg Boulevard, according to a news release.

$6.6 million awarded for Bragg Boulevard safety upgrades

A busy section of Bragg Boulevard in Fayetteville will be upgraded for pedestrian and vehicular safety. A contractor will close the median openings and install pedestrian signals and marked crosswalks at five intersections along a 1.7-mile stretch of the road between Skibo and Stamper roads.

It’s now Fort Liberty; but what about Bragg Boulevard?

On Friday, the largest military installation in the world by population left behind its namesake — Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg — and became Fort Liberty. Before Friday’s ceremony, street names on base that honored the Confederacy also were changed, including a short segment of Bragg Boulevard, which is now Liberty Boulevard within the base’s boundaries.…

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