CityView on WFNC: What you missed on Monday’s segment
Find out what reporter Lexi Solomon talked about on CityView’s regular segment on “Good Morning Fayetteville.”
Solution for SRO problem on horizon as Cumberland County school board approves tentative contracts
The solution to Cumberland County public schools’ SRO problem appears to be on the horizon
Fayetteville City Council takes next step in providing SROs, but questions remain for some council members
The Fayetteville City Council voted Thursday to direct city staff to work out a draft agreement with the school system to provide SROs.
Hope Mills board taps police department for SROs
After a lengthy closed session during Monday’s meeting, the Hope Mills Board of Commissioners voted to approve a letter of intent to engage the town’s police department for school resource officers, and rezoned land for a new residential development. Hope Mills approves letter of intent for SROs What happened: Hope Mills Commissioners unanimously voted Monday…
Tax increase lessened in latest Fayetteville budget proposal
Fayetteville residents and downtown business owners may not see their taxes increase as significantly as it first seemed, after the city council reached consensus on Wednesday to decrease proposed rates ahead of a final vote on the budget. “You are getting a balanced budget at a lower tax rate,” City Manager Doug Hewett told council…
Officials mum on invitation-only Cumberland County sheriff’s meeting on school resource officers
Cumberland County Sheriff Ennis Wright met with local officials last Thursday about SROs and crossing guards, but most have kept silent on what happened.
Cumberland County commissioners speak out on school resource officer controversy
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners ended its Monday meeting on a tense note as Chairman Glenn Adams and two other commissioners spoke out on the recent drama involving school resource officers and crossing guards. Cumberland County Sheriff Ennis Wright abruptly notified local officials last month of his decision to remove school resource officers and…
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Cumberland County Board of Commissioners to return School Resource Officer budget to general operating fund
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect that the county pulled funding earmarked for the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, not the school system. CityView apologizes for the error. Cumberland County will no longer include money earmarked for school resource officers (SROs) and crossing guards as part of the county’s funding for the Cumberland…
‘We will get through this’: Hope Mills commissioners tackle school resource officer dilemma
As the Hope Mills Board of Commissioners gathered Thursday night to discuss the school resource officer conundrum that has befuddled many local officials this week, Mayor Jessie Bellflowers couldn’t help but notice who wasn’t there.
Hope Mills police chief has harsh words for Cumberland County sheriff on ‘surprise’ SRO removal
In a strongly-worded memorandum, Hope Mills Police Chief Stephen Dollinger revealed Cumberland County Sheriff Ennis Wright’s removal of school resource officers and crossing guards from many public schools took almost everyone involved by surprise.
Cumberland County sheriff pulls school resource officers, crossing guards from public schools
Government officials throughout Cumberland County got a troublesome surprise after Cumberland County Sheriff Ennis Wright notified them of his plans to pull the majority of school resource officers and crossing guards from local public schools. In a May 21 letter to Fayetteville Police Chief Kemberle Braden, Wright wrote, “Effective July 1, 2024, the Cumberland County…