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What I did on my summer vacation
Thanks to the calendar, with some help from the Earth rotating around the sun, summer comes every year. This phenomenon leads to my unrequested, rarely read and inevitable column about summer vacation. Mrs. DelGrande, my fourth-grade teacher, began this process for me. Old habits are hard to break. To quote…Read MorePicking’s back but the game has changed
This picking business has certainly changed over the years I’ve been doing it. When I first started, there was an information void. Teams hadn’t even been together since the previous season ended. They took to the practice field just a few weeks before the first games and then went after…Read More
Longtime Spring Lake mayor dies
Longtime Spring Lake Mayor Ethel T. Clark has died. She was 72. She served in public office in Spring Lake for 30 years. Clark was elected and re-elected mayor from 2001-2011 after serving 20 years on the Board of Aldermen. She became the town’s first African-American female chief executive. Clark…Read More
HopeMills.net dispels fake facts
There are now two Hope Mills media resources residents can depend on for accurate and dependable Hope Mills news. And both are free and accessible to everyone. They are Up & Coming Weekly and the blog HopeMills.net, which is hosted by Elizabeth Blevins. Below is a sample of Blevins’ journalistic…Read More
FSYO: Raising Fayetteville’s next generation of professional musicians
Dr. Larry Wells, director and conductor of the Fayetteville Symphony Youth Orchestra, thinks laughter is essential to the learning process, but he’s not here to play. He’s here to train Fayetteville’s young musicians to operate at a professional level and to help build Fayetteville into a city where the best…Read More
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What I did on my summer vacation
Thanks to the calendar, with some help from the Earth rotating around the sun, summer comes every year. This phenomenon leads to my unrequested, rarely read and inevitable column about summer vacation. Mrs. DelGrande, my fourth-grade teacher, began this process for me. Old habits are hard to break. To quote…Read MoreAll about eating
We all do it. We all do it daily. Many of us do too much of it, and some of us do so little of it, we risk our lives. It gives us pleasure, and sometimes it makes us sick. We do it alone, and we do it with others.…Read MoreHopeMills.net dispels fake facts
There are now two Hope Mills media resources residents can depend on for accurate and dependable Hope Mills news. And both are free and accessible to everyone. They are Up & Coming Weekly and the blog HopeMills.net, which is hosted by Elizabeth Blevins. Below is a sample of Blevins’ journalistic…Read MoreLone Survivor Foundation meeting notes
I originally planned on doing this paper on the admissions presentation at ECU that I attended with my daughter a week or so ago. Then last night I was drawn to the Town of Hope Mills Board of Commissioners meeting because of a rezoning request of a property that is…Read MoreWhen seeking good produces a bad outcome
A Fayetteville Observer article by Paul Woolverton headlined “Wright critical of stadium worker numbers” troubled me. It reported, “Councilman Larry Wright is disappointed at the number of black construction workers who are building the city’s $37.8 million baseball stadium downtown.” That article went on to report that, in a presentation…Read More
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FSYO: Raising Fayetteville’s next generation of professional musicians
Dr. Larry Wells, director and conductor of the Fayetteville Symphony Youth Orchestra, thinks laughter is essential to the learning process, but he’s not here to play. He’s here to train Fayetteville’s young musicians to operate at a professional level and to help build Fayetteville into a city where the best…Read MoreMissing Bert Bennett
In 1965, Terry Sanford left the governor’s office and moved down Fayetteville Street from the Capitol into law offices in the BB&T Building. Political insiders started referring to that structure as the Bert Bennett and Terry Building. When Bert Bennett died last week in Winston-Salem at 97, old-timers remembered how…Read MoreA python named George comes to the Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex
This summer, the Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex introduced a new traveling exhibit, “An Unlikely Refugee: The story of a python named George” to Fayetteville. The staff at the museum were more than happy to hold and feature an exhibit to help relay a true story of a…Read MoreWinston-Salem and Nigeria in the 1950s
Was there a connection between the 1950s Nigerian movement for independence and the civil rights movement in Winston-Salem? Elaine Neil Orr’s new novel, “Swimming Between Worlds,” is based on this premise. The North Carolina State University professor grew up as a child of American missionaries in Nigeria. Her experiences gave…Read More
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Fayetteville After 5: A concert with Heart
Presented by Bud Light, the Fayetteville After Five season finale will have fun, music and food. Fayetteville After Five is a free summer concert series held in Festival Park every month from May to August. This season kept the crowds coming back with performances from headliners 120 Minutes, Bad Inc.,…Read MoreGet your game on at Adult Field Day
Relive your favorite day in elementary school as an adult. Cumberland County’s first annual Adult Field Day takes place Saturday, Aug. 11, in Festival Park. This is a free event open to the public that is intended to bring people from all communities together through games, food music and more.…Read MoreThe 24th Annual CARE Clinic Golf Charity
For 25 years, operating out of downtown Fayetteville, The CARE Clinic has provided free basic medical, dental and pharmacy services to uninsured, lowincome adults. The nonprofit facility is run entirely by volunteers, from physicians, nurses, dentists and pharmacists to board members and receptionists. According to Development & Marketing Director Cynthia…Read MorePolice Chief Gina Hawkins keynote speaker at Fayetteville Ladies Power Lunch
The Fayetteville Ladies Power Lunch is a quarterly event that brings local women together to inspire, educate and empower one another. Thursday, Aug. 9, don’t miss the third power lunch of the year, featuring keynote speaker Fayetteville Police Chief Gina Hawkins. Like many women, Hawkins is intentional in her quest…Read More
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