Up and Coming Weekly is a weekly publication in Fayetteville, NC and Fort Bragg, NC area offering local news, views, arts, entertainment and community event and business information.
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4 UCW JANUARY 26, 2022 - FEBRUARY 1, 2022 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM STAFF PUBLISHER Bill Bowman Bill@upandcomingweekly.com OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Paulette Naylor accounting@upandcomingweekly.com EDITOR Emily Sussman editor@upandcomingweekly.com ASSISTANT EDITOR Hannah Lee assistanteditor@upandcomingweekly. com PRODUCTION MANAGER/ GRAPHIC DESIGNER Dylan Hooker art@upandcomingweekly.com STAFF WRITERS Elaina J. Martin Alyson Hansen MARKETING ASSOCIATE Linda McAlister linda@upandcomingweekly.com DISTRIBUTION MANAGER/SALES ADMINISTRATOR Laurel Handforth laurel@upandcomingweekly.com CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Pitt Dickey, Thomas Kelsey, Shanessa Fenner, Kathleen Ramsey, Franco Webb, Efrain de la Cruz, J. Antione Miner, Nyrell Melvin, Mitch Colvin COVER Designed by Dylan Hooker –––––––––––- Up & Coming Weekly www.upandcomingweekly.com 208 Rowan St. P.O. Box 53461 Fayetteville, NC 28305 PHONE: 910-484-6200- FAX: 910-484-9218 Up & Coming Weekly is a "Quality of Life" publication with local features, news and information on what's happening in and around the Fayetteville/Cumberland County community. Up & Coming Weekly is published weekly on Wednesdays. Up & Coming Weekly welcomes manuscripts, photographs and artwork for publication consideration, but assumes no responsibility for them. We cannot accept responsibility for the return of unsolicited manuscripts or material. Opinions expressed by contributors do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher. The publisher reserves the right to edit or reject copy submitted for publication. Up & Coming Weekly is free of charge and distributed at indoor and outdoor locations throughout Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, Pope Army Airfield, Hope Mills and Spring Lake. Readers are limited to one copy per person. © 2020 by F&B Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction or use of editorial or advertisements without permission is strictly prohibited. Various ads with art graphics designed with elements from: vecteezy.com and freepik.com. 82 64 82 83 79 82 63 64 83 66 64 65 THU JAN 27 FRI JAN 28 SAT JAN 29 SUN JAN 30 MON JAN 31 TUE FEB 01 43 28 45 26 39 21 44 29 55 32 57 35 Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Mostly Sunny Cloudy Sunny Association of Community Publishers PUBLISHER'S PEN A few weeks ago, I penned an edito- rial about how our local Cumberland County State Legislators have set an excellent example for local City and County officials on how teamwork and cooperation net big dividends for all residents of our community. Well, that message was again heard loud and clear on Jan. 13, when the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce hosted a community-wide "thank you" reception for our delegation at the Airborne & Special Opera- tions Museum. And rightfully so. Our Legislative Delegation under Chair- man Rep. Billy Richardson's leader- ship passed North Carolina's first budget since 2018. Working together, Richardson, Sen. Kirk deViere, Sen. Ben Clark, Rep. John Szoka, Rep. Diane Wheatley, and Rep. Marvin Lucas brought an unprecedented $412 million back to Fayetteville and Cumberland County. For this, we are truly grateful! $412 million, which will improve the quality of life for every citizen in our community. Fayetteville's future is bright, with plenty of economic potential and op- portunity for growth. But only if we have competent and responsible lead- ership with vision. Leadership who appreciates the value of negotiation, compromise, teamwork and commu- nication. As a media source and your local community newspaper, we will continue to do our part by providing the space in print and online to any citizen, candidate or elected official to speak directly to the Fayetteville and Cumberland County community. No exceptions! In this edition, there are several letters from Fayetteville mayoral candidates expressing their views, concerns and insights about their vision for the city. ese views are theirs and their's alone and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of our newspaper. Up & Coming Weekly is not endorsing these candidates. ese are views from citizens who want to contribute their time and talents to the community. We welcome and en- courage this type of communication. Again, our publication is open and available to all citizens. Remember, $412 million didn't just happen; it resulted from hard work, compromise, communication and teamwork. Our Cumberland County Legislative Delegation set the example. Now, all we have to do is follow it. ank you for reading Up & Coming Weekly! BILL BOWMAN, Publisher, UP & COMING WEEKLY. COMMENTS? BILL@upandcomingweekly.com. 910-484-6200. Delegation sets example, now we must follow it by BILL BOWMAN Delegation Chairman, Rep. Billy Richardson, and delegation members Sen. Kirk deViere, Sen. Ben Clark, Rep. John Szoka, Rep. Diane Wheatley, and Rep. Marvin Lucas bring in an unprecedented $412 million to Fayetteville and Cumberland County from the state budget. e Greater Fayetteville Chamber holds an event at the Airborne and Special Operations Museum to thank the delegation, Jan. 13. (Photo by Linda McAlister.)