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FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.— Manna Dream Center, a local nonprofit organization and church, officially took over running the Fayetteville Day Resource Center, (DRC) today, filling a role that had previously been filled by Cumberland HealthNET. The DRC, located at 128 S. King St., aims to centralize multiple resources for residents at-risk...
Avantae Deven given no bond in first court appearance, could face death penalty
Avantae Deven appears in court for murder, child abuse charges. The woman charged with killing her two adoptive children and concealing their deaths stood in front of a judge on Thursday. District Court Judge Caitlin Evans read the charges Avantae Deven faces in a Cumberland County courtroom. Deven is charged...
Driver falls asleep, car overturns and lands on culvert under road
A rollover crash in Cumberland County Tuesday morning sent one person to the hospital.Just before 12:30 a.m., Cotton Fire Department was called to the 1300 block of Tom Starling Road for a vehicle crash.Upon arrival, first responders found a Toyota Corolla off the roadway with its rear down an embankment.The driver was taken to Cape Fear Valley Hospital with injuries.According to investigators, the driver was traveling east on Tom Starling, who then fell asleep and traveled off the road. The car struck a guardrail and a telephone communication box before overturning and coming to rest on a culvert beneath the road.The culvert is approximately six feet in diameter and is used to drain Rockfish Creek.No further information was released about how serious the driver's injuries were.
Arts Council of Fayetteville|Cumberland County awards $182,679 in spring cycle funding
The Arts Council of Fayetteville | Cumberland County is pleased to announce the distribution of $182,679 in funding during the Spring 2024 grant cycle. This funding includes $147,376 in Project Support grants and $35,303 in Mini Grants. These two grant programs are designed to stimulate the local arts economy and support the livelihoods and career development of local artists and arts, culture, and history-focused programming.
Methodist University presents Sullivan Awards to outstanding community members
Methodist University recently honored two community members for their exceptional service to the greater Fayetteville area. During a Board of Trustees meeting at the Alumni Dining Room on campus, Methodist University presented the Mary Mildred Sullivan Awards to Mary Holmes and Johnny Wilson ’99 – a recognition of their noble character and outstanding commitment to service.
Fayetteville, Cumberland and school system to beef up electric vehicle plans
We were driving back from the beach the other day on N.C. 87 and passed Tar Heel Middle School — my wife noticed there was an electric vehicle charger out front. We were in my EV at the time, so we tend to notice such things. I called the school this week and turns out they have two chargers for cars and three for school buses, according to a staff member. The school in Bladen County is...
Residency Licensure Certificate promotes pathway to teach elementary education
NC Governor Roy Cooper once stated, “North Carolina is committed to living up to our responsibility to deliver a quality education to every student in every county.” (NC Gov, 2020). To help fulfill Governor Cooper’s vision, Fayetteville Technical Community College has joined other community colleges around the state...
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(FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.) - Fayetteville-Cumberland Parks and Recreation was awarded a $7,200 grant from the Arts Council of Fayetteville|Cumberland County to support the Independence Concert which will be held in Festival Park on Thursday, July 4. Gates open at 6 p.m. and the concert begins at 7:30 p.m. with the Fayetteville...
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