Up & Coming Weekly

July 16, 2019

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WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM JULY 17-23, 2019 UCW 9 JEFF THOMPSON, Reporter. COMMENTS? Editor@upandcomin- gweekly.com. 910-484-6200. Cumberland County's collective graduating class of 2019 has racked up more than $92 million in college scholarships. Local high school graduates earned $74.7 million in academic scholarships and $5.5 million in athletic scholarships, a Cumberland County Schools news release said. Military scholarships, including those awarded by West Point Military Academy, Virginia Military Institute and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univer- sity, totaled $10.2 million. Other awards of com- munity and civic scholarships amounted to nearly $2 million. is year's scholarship dollar totals surpassed the class of 2018 by more than $800,000. e class of 2019 graduates will also be financing their high- er education at Methodist University, Fayetteville State University, Duke University, the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Morehouse College, Ohio State University, Livingstone College and dozens of others. Department of Social Services helps fund those in need during the summer heat e Cumberland County Department of Social Services is accepting Crisis Intervention Program applications from individuals and families who are in danger of experiencing cooling-related crises. Households are being served on a first-come, first- served basis. e CIP fund will be in effect until all funds are exhausted. Eligible families may receive more than one payment during the year. Benefits will vary based on the amount needed to alleviate the crisis, but will not exceed $600. Funds are paid directly to the utility provider. A household is considered in a crisis if there is a person experiencing or in danger of experiencing a life-threatening or health-related emergency when assistance is not available from other sources. Applications are accepted Monday through Fri- day, from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., at reception desk 23 on the second floor of the DSS building, 1225 Ramsey St. For information regarding eligibility criteria, call the Department of Social Services at 910-323-1540. Register of Deeds staffers may beat their own school supply drive record e Cumberland County Register of Deeds office is holding its 10th annual school supply fundraiser for homeless school children through Aug. 1. Individu- als, businesses, civic groups and churches are en- couraged to give. e Register of Deeds office hopes to collect supplies to fill 850 book bags, which will be donated to the estimated 650 homeless children in county schools. Some of the book bags will be set aside for relief events and the American Red Cross to help families that have experienced disasters. e following school supplies are needed: pencils, pens, notebooks, rulers, composition books, folders, notebook paper, pencil sharpeners, erasers, glue sticks, crayons, toothbrushes, toothbrush cases, toothpaste and hand sanitizer. In addition to school supplies, gift cards or cash donations will be ac- cepted. No checks, please. Donated items can be dropped off Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Register of Deeds office in Room 114 of the Cumberland County Courthouse, 117 Dick St. For more informa- tion, call 910- 678-7775. Vacation time at City Hall It's July, which means local government bodies are taking time off. Fayetteville City Council and Cumberland County Commissioners won't be con- ducting regularly scheduled meetings until August. Fayetteville City Manager Doug Hewett took some time off last month so he can be on hand in the event something comes up. National Airborne day e 79th an- niversary of U.S. Army airborne forces coincides with the 19th anniversary of the opening of downtown Fayetteville's Airborne & Special Operations Museum. It opened Aug. 16, 2000. e ASOM Foundation chose to celebrate Nation- al Airborne Day on Saturday, Aug.17, to maximize the opportunity for the public to visit and celebrate the museum's anniversary. Visitors will see iconic static displays of the XVIII Airborne Corps, United States Army Special Operations Command, and 82nd Airborne Division, as well as period reenactors in the world-class museum. ASOM is owned by the U.S. Army but operated by a local foundation. Local military and civilian of- ficials decided to construct the facility in downtown Fayetteville rather than on Fort Bragg. ey said at the time it was the most significant Army edifice in the civilian domain. County high school grads awarded scholarships by JEFF THOMPSON NEWS DIGEST What's Your Scene? Turn to the center calendar every Wednesday and see what's happening around YOU or go online www.upandcomingweekly.com

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