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CityViewNC.com | 5 "Our Coach Thought We Could Win It" Cape Fear High School's girls' tennis team captures its first-ever N.C. High School Athletic Association championship. (From The Press Box, Nov. 5) Nichole Nigam, center, and her family, including daughters Alka and Ila and husband Nitin, celebrated Diwali with a celebration in their Fayetteville home. The holiday, which is a festival of lights and is one of the major festivals celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and some Buddhists, was Nov. 4. (From The To-Do List, Nov. 10, 2021) An 85th Birthday to Remember at 14,000 Feet – After a long and decorated military career in which he made over a thousand jumps, it was No. 1,126 that proved to be the most special of all for retired Army Lt. Col. Jerry Fincher. That's because this one came on Oct. 16 on the afternoon of his 85th birthday. And best of all, son Sean and grandsons Drew and Scott surprised him by jumping with him. (From The Insider, Nov. 2, 2021) This year's Honor Card, entitled "A New Way," is available through the Fayetteville Urban Ministry website or in the office at 701 Whitfield St. through January. Greensboro artist William Mangum, a graduate of Pine Forest High School, started The Honor Card Program in 1988 to help the homeless and those in need. (From The Insider, Nov. 9, 2021) Happy 85th Jerry! CityView Media is about to become something more with the announcement Nov. 12 by publisher Tony Chavonne that the launch of a news division is heading the community's way. "We are excited about the launch of cvTODAY and the team of professional journalists who will help provide more local news coverage," Chavonne says in announcing that Lorry Williams, former executive editor of The Fayetteville Observer, will head up cvTODAY as editor of the daily digital publication. "This initiative will help combat the growing news deserts in our community and help ensure transparency and openness in our local government." (From The Insider, Nov. 16, 2021) CVTODAY www.cvTODAY.info

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