#FayettevilleNC has landed a $25.1 million HUD Choice Neighborhoods grant to redevelop the Murchison Road corridor. Officials say the funding could help leverage more than $531 million in public and private investment. A link to the news story is below. #AffordableHousing

Two things can be true at once: ✅ Fayetteville's crime numbers are improving. ✅ Sunday's violence left many residents shaken. That's the challenge facing city leaders and police alike. My column is below re: the chief reporting out the Q2 crime numbers. #FayettevilleNC #PublicSafety #crime

A #FayettevilleNC business owner warned City Council in Nov. that closing Shannon Drive is hurting local businesses. The road is now gone, and Kraken-Skulls sits behind a new storage project. Chad McKeown says he's not going anywhere. My column below. Andrew Craft pic. #SmallBusiness #KrakenSkulls

The United Way and county Literacy Council have super-powered our version of the late Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, and it is an amazing program to begin with. My column below. #DollyParton #ImaginationLibrary #FayettevilleNC #UnitedWay #CumberlandCounty #reading #literacy

FSU's new College of Education is more than a $70 million building. It represents a mission that began in 1867 when seven Black founders invested $136 in the power of education. My column is below. #HBCU #FayettevilleNC #Education #BlackHistory

North Carolina's State Highway Patrol finally received a major pay boost. Commander Freddy Johnson Jr. says the 15% raise will help recruit, retain and support the men and women who protect the state's roads. His column below. #NC #HighwayPatrol #PublicSafety #ncpol

The new #FayettevilleNC assistant police chief was named in multiple civil-rights lawsuits during his Chicago career. None resulted in findings of liability. Still, residents deserve to know how city leaders evaluated that record before making the hire. Column below. #PoliceAccountability #Opinion

Thousands of mosaic tiles now recreate a landmark mural and dedication to Black history at Murchison Road and Langdon Street, just in time for the upcoming 34th Annual Umoja Festival. #FayettevilleNC #Umoja #BlackHistory #Community shorturl.at/K8RWp

Fayetteville's Wall of Honor mosaic makeover looks great | Opinion

Fayetteville's Umoja Wall of Honor has been transformed into a mosaic tile mural and could be dedicated before the Aug. 29 Umoja Festival.

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EastoverNC# residents aren't fighting alone anymore. Along with Fayetteville Freedom For All, the CumberlandCo residents opposed to data centers, or who want a pause, are gathering forces. My column below. #FayettevilleNC #CumberlandCounty #DataCenters #NC

NC lawmakers quietly removed a requirement that police agencies collect demographic data from traffic stops. #FayettevilleNC's history, in which police faced complaints of stopping motorists for "driving while black," shows that data can cause meaningful reform. #ncga #ncpol shorturl.at/FtsKl

N.C. weakens police oversight by ending traffic-stop data | Opinion

North Carolina lawmakers quietly repealed traffic-stop demographic reporting requirements, removing a tool that helped identify policing disparities.

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A former #FayettevilleNC arts teacher, Army veteran and photojournalist spent 47 days in detention after an arrest tied to reporting on an ICE operation. Her case raises serious questions about transparency, accountability and press freedom. My column: #Opinion #PressFreedom #ICE shorturl.at/v1qDk

Former Fayetteville veteran's ICE arrest raises major questions | Opinion

Former Fayetteville teacher and Army veteran Trish Brownlee spent 47 days in detention after an arrest while she was covering a NJ ICE operation.

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Chemours' 'forever chemicals' contamination has cost Cumberland County and NC communities for years. That's why keeping money from the company's PAC is a political mistake for Senate candidate Michael Whatley. My latest column: #ncpol #ncga #PFAS #GenX #CumberlandCountyNC #USSenate shorturl.at/Zqd0i

In Cumberland, Whatley taking cash from Chemours not so great | Opinion

Chemours' name already carries heavy baggage in Cumberland County. Should a U.S. Senate candidate keep campaign money from a company linked to PFAS contamination? This column argues the answer is simp...

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Teen boys often struggle to find direction and support. Fayetteville's Kappa League Leadership Development Program is stepping into that gap with mentoring, life skills and college preparation that are changing lives. My column below. #FayettevilleNC #Mentoring #KappaLeague #YouthDevelopment

Fixing to latch into this one. Just arrived in the mail. #PopeLeoXIV #AI

People with a video camera bird feeder: Do you ever find yourself looking at the bird on the camera, when you are right near the window and can easily look at the bird on the feeder? It's like watching the game on TV instead of in-person. #BirdFeeders

NC's Opportunity Scholarships, i.e. #SchoolVouchers, transfer hundreds of millions in public dollars to private schools, including $30+ million here in #FayettevilleNC. Public schools continue to face declining enrollment and difficult decisions. There is a better way. #ncpol shorturl.at/p2ko8

NC vouchers grow while public schools face cuts | Opinion

North Carolina's universal voucher program is booming. The same can't be said for public schools that educate every child who works through the door.

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He named his company Fort Liberty right around the time the nearby post changed its name. As the post, now named Bragg again, could yet still become Liberty again, this Fayetteville business owner shares his reasoning. #FortBragg #Opinion #Congress shorturl.at/69Eks

Fort Liberty Sheds owner weighs in on base-name debate | Opinion

The owner of Fayetteville's Fort Liberty Sheds weighs in on the ongoing base-name debate.

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Hundreds of North Carolinians have gotten sick in the cyclospora outbreak. While most lettuce is safe, many consumers are asking how to find lettuce they can trust? My latest column. 🥬 🌱 #NC #FoodSafety #LettuceRecall #Opinion #TaylorFarms shorturl.at/NbRL7

During NC's cyclosporiasis, how to stay safest | Opinion

As cyclospora cases rise in North Carolina, shoppers are searching for safe lettuce. Here's what we know about recalls and local options.

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A community workshop on data centers showed just how complicated the issue is. Noise, heat islands, diesel generators and environmental impacts all deserve closer scrutiny before regulations are finalized. #FayettevilleNC #DataCenters #AI #LocalGovernment #Opinion shorturl.at/lfbV7

Fayetteville workshop shows Data center rules need more time | Opinion

A Fayetteville workshop highlighted the complexity of regulating AI data centers and raises fresh concerns.

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My latest column looks at the recent rezoning hearing over SteelFab, off Country Club Drive, and why earlier communication might have reduced some of the conflict. shorturl.at/FP2V4 #FayettevilleNC #Opinion #Community #GrowthAndDevelopment

Fayetteville steel company and neighbors spar — and settle? | Opinion

A Fayetteville zoning dispute involving a steel fabricator reveals why early communication matters and how compromise can bridge competing interests.

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A 6-year-old girl died in Charlotte, NC, after unimaginable abuse. Now a new North Carolina law bearing Dominique Moody's name seeks to protect vulnerable children before tragedy strikes and drew rare "tripartisan" support in the #ncga. My column: #ncpol #SocialServices shorturl.at/bF5pX

Fayetteville lawmaker says Dominique Moody Act can help save children | Opinion

Named for Dominique Moody, a former Fayetteville child who died after horrific abuse, a new state law adds oversight and child safety reforms.

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Jack Bernard, a regular contributor to @fayobserver Opinion, reflects on race, politics and Confederate symbolism. #Opinion #NorthCarolina #Georgia #FortBragg #FortLiberty shorturl.at/67tRk

Fort Bragg or Fort Liberty? Why isn’t the answer obvious? | Opinion

Writer Jack Bernard argues that Confederate generals should never have been honored through military base names.

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NC's new budget, in reducing Legal Aid funding, will make it harder for low-income residents to keep their homes, escape abuse and receive a shot at justice. Bill Corriher, of NC Newsline, writing in fayobserver Opinion. #ncpol #ncga #LegalAid shorturl.at/mOLw9

NC budget cruelly slashes funding for lawyers for people in need | Opinion

North Carolina's new budget cuts and restrictions will hurt low-income residents who need legal representation.

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BREAKING: Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who was elected to the Senate in 2003 and was a close political ally of President Donald Trump, has died, his office confirmed. He was 71.

Sen. Lindsey Graham dies at 71 after ‘brief and sudden illness’

Graham had just returned from Kyiv, Ukraine, where he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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I can say as a journalist, I have many, many times over the years referred people at the end of their rope financially to Legal Aid. This is yet another decision that shows government at all levels has little but contempt for the poor.

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North Carolinians with limited resources who needed to fight unfair evictions, wrongful insurance claim denials, etc. have been able to get help from IOLTA for nearly 40 years. The new state budget would change that. #ncpol #legalaid www.wfae.org/2026-07-02/s...

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Today is a good day to catch up on History Prof. Patrick O'Neil's series on what the founders might think of today's most pressing issues. Part 1: The founders would likely be surprised by both modern voting rights and the concentration of presidential power. 🧵👇 #250th #JulyFourth shorturl.at/aK678

What would the founders think of us? a Fayetteville professor asks | Opinion

As America nears 250, what would the founders think of today’s diversity of voters and presidential power?

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"Justice cannot remain a distant goal, achievable only in future generations when 'the time is right.' Justice requires relentless resistance against unjust powers, despite counterreactions." - Keith D. Tillett II #Justice #CivilRights #Community #Leadership shorturl.at/WJOF2

'Deep concern.' The danger of the moderate in times of injustice | Opinion

Citing Martin Luther King, student Keith D. Tillett II argues that moderation and calls for patience often delay justice and preserve inequality.

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What would Madison and Jefferson think of today's #Congress? @PaddyoNeilio argues they'd be less worried about a powerful federal government than a Congress that refuses to act and would be baffled by the modern filibuster. #250thAnniversary #Constitution shorturl.at/VlMEO

USA 250th: The founders wanted a government stronger than we admit | Opinion

America’s founders feared weak government more than strong government, and the Constitution reflects their desire for a flexible federal system.

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