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New Amazon facility opens in Fayetteville
The giant new Amazon Fulfillment Center near Fort Liberty is starting to show signs of life. The new Amazon facility opened in June in Fayetteville at 6309 Bragg Blvd. The 1.3 million-square-foot-facility located in the Military Business Park was supposed to open in 2023, but a representative from Amazon told WRAL News the delay won't stop the company in its plans to hire 1,000 employees at the site.
Making the cut: Longtime Fort Liberty barber to be inducted into National Hall of Fame
FORT LIBERTY — Nestled in the back room of the 18th Airborne Corps headquarters, Travis Bell’s barbershop walls are filled with photos and autographs. Aside from a photo of the late NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Sr., the photos aren’t of professional athletes, Hollywood actors and actresses or Grammy singers, but are of some of the nation’s top soldiers who have served at the former Fort Bragg, now Fort Liberty.
Party pushing Cornel West for president sues North Carolina elections board
(The Center Square) – Litigation was filed Monday by the Justice for All Party, supporter of Cornel West for president, against the North Carolina State Board of Elections by three Fayetteville residents. The lawsuit of plaintiffs Johnny Thomas Ortiz II, Jimmie Gregory Rogers Jr. and Weldon Murphy says the state board had “no legal authority” for its action, and that the party met the 13,865-signature requirement of state law. Defendants are the state board as an entity, and each of its members and Executive Director...
Political stakes feel higher than ever for voter advocates in Cumberland Co.: 'Race of a lifetime'
Community organizers in Cumberland County said the historic events in the 2024 election in recent weeks are intensifying their efforts to get out the vote."There is a threat on our democracy," Valencia Handy said.Handy is an organizer with the North Carolina Black Alliance (NCBA). She told ABC11 that getting people registered to vote and energized to get to the polls is a year-round job.However, she also said the sting of the political violence from former President Donald Trump's assassination attempt makes their work feel more serious than ever. Plus, the shakeup in the democratic ticket with Vice President Kamala Harris...
Fayetteville Public Works Commission receives additional $30M to develop PFAS treatment facilities
The Fayetteville Public Works Commission (PWC) received $30 million in state and federal funding to help remove PFAS in the city's water.According to a Friday press release, this is in addition to the previously announced funding. To date, PWC has been awarded more than $60 million toward its $80 million project developing Granulated Activated Carbon facilities. The project is expected to be finished in 2028.PWC also got $1 million to go towards its program Operation Clean & Clear to inventory water service lines to comply with the recent changes in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Lead & Copper Rule.SEE ALSO...
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