jeff1Beasley Media Group has announced it has acquired three Detroit, Michigan radio stations from Greater Media, Inc. on Oct. 31, as part of a 21-station purchase. The transaction, which has been approved by the board of directors of both companies, is subject to FCC approval. It was also announced that they have promoted local Beasley General Manager Mac “Edwards” McTindal to manage and oversee the newly acquired Detroit, MI. properties.  The promotion and transfer officially took effect Nov. 1.   Mac, as he was called by his friends and associates, has spent nearly 25 years in the Fayetteville/Cumberland County community as Beasley’s General Manager, overseeing six local radio stations. “He’s a good people person,” and perfect for the Detroit market, said Paul Johnson, an operations manager for Beasley in Fayetteville. However, those who have worked with Mac and know of his love for media and the Fayetteville community were shocked and saddened at the news of losing such a media professional and community advocate. “He loved this community and he surely will be missed,” said Up & Coming Weekly Publisher Bill Bowman. “He was the consummate media professional. We’ve worked with Mac and Beasley as media partners for two decades.” Bowman added. “And, for 10 years Mac hosted Up & Coming Weekly’s Best of Fayetteville Awards Party along with radio personality Don Chase of WKML. He will be missed.”

 

jeff2Sheriff Butler Retiring After 22 Years

Longtime Cumberland County Sheriff Earl “Moose” Butler is using an age-old Democrat party maneuver to set up the man he hopes will succeed him. Butler announced he’s retiring at the end of this year, two years before his current term of office expires. He’s recommending that Chief Deputy Ennis Wright serve out those two years as acting sheriff, which would give him the advantage of incumbency in 2018. Wright is a 20-year veteran of the sheriff’s office. County Commissioners will make the appointment. Butler, 79, has been sheriff for 22 years. “The time comes when a person knows that it is, in fact, time to…retire, and I know that this is the time,” Butler said. He is a life-long Democrat as are the seven members of the board of commissioners. 

 

 

 

 

jeff3Fayetteville Road Repair Progress

Major highway repairs have been underway in Cumberland County in the wake of Hurricane Matthew a month ago. NC Department of Transportation Division Six Engineer Greg Burns says work on Hope Mills Road near Camden Road is moving along well. “We anticipate opening the road to three lanes of traffic the end of this week,” he said, with the entire project completed near the end of January. The five-lane highway was destroyed when it caved in during the storm. Burns also says progress is being made on Strickland Bridge Road with completion of repairs in about two weeks. Complicating work there is a significant amount of utility reconstruction, Burns said. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

jeff4Fayetteville Parks and Recreation NBA Basketball Clinic

Fayetteville-Cumberland Parks and Recreation will partner with professional basketball players including former NBA players to host a pre-season basketball clinic for beginner, intermediate and advanced players. Children can prepare for a successful basketball season by joining the fun. Autographs and prizes, including free one-on-one sessions will be granted during the clinic. Players will learn proper shooting, dribbling and passing form, as well as offensive and defensive strategies. Clinic attendance is $40. Two three-hour sessions will be held on Saturday, Nov. 19. Registration is open now at city and county recreation centers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

jeff5Wounded Warrior Honors Service Members

November is being observed at Fort Bragg as Warrior Care Month. Various activities and programs are scheduled. Events include a bicycle ride around Womack Army Medical Center and the WTB area, a wheelchair basketball game, a caregiver appreciation luncheon, a cadre appreciation luncheon and job fairs. Informational static displays will also be exhibited throughout the month highlighting the programs and resources available to soldiers in transition. Warrior Care Month was established in 2008 by the Secretary of Defense as a time to highlight the care for and triumphs of our nation’s wounded, ill and injured service members.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

jeff6Town Hall Meetings to Discuss HUD Eligible Activities

Cumberland County Community Development will hold town hall meetings in November and December to provide information about various programs available to county residents, including affordable housing, housing rehabilitation, public services, public facility improvements, infrastructure and other Housing and Urban Development (HUD) eligible activities. The meetings will also give residents a chance to provide feedback on community needs for the 2017 Program Year. The meeting schedule is listed below:

· Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. – Stedman Town Hall, 5110 Front St., Stedman

· Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. – Falcon Two Hall, 7156 South West St., Falcon

· Dec. 13 at 7 p.m. – Eastover Community Center, 4008 School St., Eastover

For more information, contact Community Development at 321-6112 or go to co.cumberland.nc.us/community_dev.aspx. The office is located at 707 Executive Place, Fayetteville.

 

 

 

jeff7Sunday Bus Service in Our Future?

Fayetteville City Council has given no hint whether it will support Sunday bus service. Transit Director Randy Hume mentioned that a 25-cent increase would raise $120,000. At a work session, Monday, November 7, council members rejected the idea of a fare increase. Hume said the city’s cost of implementing the service would be about $290,000 a year.  The bus system’s citizen advisory committee recommended Sunday service. It has been part of FAST’s transit development plan for several years. The proposal is to offer the service on the ten most popular bus routes from 9 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. The proposal will likely be part of the city administration’s FY18 budget recommendation come April.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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