6 October 2022
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DAILY BRIEFING FOR SEP. 26, 2022
TODAY'S NEWS
Untangling the twists behind a proposal to leverage
the PWC for 30 years
BY GREG BARNES
Fayetteville Councilwoman Tisha Waddell resigned abruptly in November, alleging that Mayor Mitch Colvin withheld
information from the council in an attempt to bring in a private equity firm to operate the PWC. MORE
'A celebration of cultures'
BY MICHAEL FUTCH |STAFF WRITER
The International Folk Festival shifted into high gear Saturday with just
about everything that might be expected from a street fair promoting a
distinctive cultural theme.
The Parade of Nations … MORE
Bill Kirby Jr.: A changing of the
guard on Carvers Falls Road
BY BILL KIRBY JR. | COLUMNIST
Another business day was done at Nathan's Auto Repair alongside
Carvers Falls Road, just off of Ramsey Street in north Fayetteville.
But this Sept. 15 afternoon would be different for Nathan and Cindy Page,
as this would be their last day in the automotive repair business after 41
years. MORE
ANNOUNCEMENT
CityView creates
nonprofit to support
local news coverage
The CityView News Fund will provide the
opportunity for CityView to add reporters and
deliver the news you need to know
A STAFF REPORT
I
n January, CityView Media launched a digital news division,
adding experienced journalists to our team to help restore
accountability and transparency in local government and
other institutions that are here to serve the public.
We did this because Fayetteville and Cumberland
County have come too close to being what researchers call a
"news desert." ere are stories that are oen underreported and
sometimes unreported, despite their importance to the residents of
Cumberland County.
So far, we have focused on covering local government meetings,
including the Fayetteville City Council, the Cumberland County
Board of Commissioners, the Hope Mills Board of Commissioners
and the Spring Lake Board of Aldermen.
And we have seen great success. When the City Council was
meeting at the FAST Transit Center during renovations to City
Hall, our team pushed to get the meetings open to the press and to
the public. Our investigative reporter has produced stories on the
attempted sale of the Public Works Commission and the continuing
issues with Chemours and the "forever chemicals'' that have been
emitted from the plant into the air and the Cape Fear River.
We've been recognized by the N.C. Press Association for our
reporting and have seen our daily newsletter distribution grow to
more than 50,000 people. Stories also are posted to our website,
cityviewnc.com. Our news coverage is distributed through several
media partners in the community, helping us reach even more
readers.
We've enjoyed this success because of you — those who read our
newsletter each day, those who have supported us with advertising,
sponsorships and donations, and our media partners.
Local news is becoming a civic enterprise rather than a
commercial one. And because of that, news organizations are
turning to their community for financial support.
We recently created CityView News Fund, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that
provides the opportunity for CityView to add news reporters to our
team. We are aggressively seeking grants, sponsorships and donations
to allow us to extend our news coverage to include underreported
issues in our community. ese could include stories about health and
the military and issues of race, culture and diversity.
With financial support from this nonprofit, we will hire
additional news reporters to ensure we can provide you with news
about these important issues.
Our commitment to you is simple: Every dollar we collect will be
used to extend our news coverage and deliver it each morning in our
daily newsletter at no cost to you.
Local news will remain in crisis for the next several years
as advertiser-supported news continues to shrink, for-profit
and national ownership groups redefine themselves, nonprofit
newsrooms launch and evolve, and community leaders come to
understand the impact of declining access to daily local news.
Our goal is to be your trusted source for local news. We have
been working to keep you informed about the decisions made by
elected officials and how those decisions impact our community.
But we know there are other areas that also need to be explored.
e CityView News Fund will allow us to do that. You can find the
donation page at cityviewnewsfund.com.
Your support helps ensure a more informed community.
