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July 25, 2016

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JULY 27 - AUGUST 2, 2016 UCW 9 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM Fayetteville Stadium Gets the Okay a STAFF REPORT NEWS DIGEST Fayet t ev i l le Cit y Cou nc i l ha s dec ided t o move for w a r d w it h con s t r uc t ion of a m i nor leag ue ba seba l l s t ad iu m . But , mem- ber s have not dec ided on it s cos t , pr obably bec au se t her e's mor e t o it t ha n a ba l l f ield . T he Cit y hopes t o develop a mu lt i- pu r pose spor t s f ac i l it y t o a l so accom modat e foot ba l l a nd soccer. St ad iu m Com m it t ee C ha i r ma n Mit ch Colv i n t old Up & Coming Weekly t hat Cou nc i l ha s d i sc u ssed cos t s, but d id not a r r ive at a f ig u r e du r i ng it s closed meet i ng on Ju ly 19. " T her e i s u na n i mou s suppor t of Cou nc i l t o move for w a r d on t he memor a ndu m of u nder- s t a nd i ng a nd develop f i na nc ia l model s w it h com mu n it y pa r t ner s," Colv i n sa id i n a pr epa r ed s t at ement . He sa id t he c it y w i l l meet it s com m it ment t o have a memor a ndu m of u nder s t a nd i ng pr epa r ed for t he Hou s t on A s t r os ow ner no lat er t ha n Aug . 19. T he MOU i s a non- bi nd i ng let t er of i nt ent . It cover s a n es t i mat ed dozen or so element s t hat Cou nc i l ha s decl i ned t o ma ke publ ic . T he s t ad iu m i s pla n ned for con s t r uc t ion on Cit y- ow ned pr oper t y beh i nd t he for mer P r i nce C ha rles Hot el dow nt ow n . Aw a r eness Encou r a ges Int er es t L ong t i me jou r na l i s t Ja son Br ady i s i nt ent on cha ng i ng vot er apat hy. He a nd t wo f r iend s who get t oget her for br ea k f a s t on S at u r day mor n i ng s have for med a f ledg l i ng nonpa r t i sa n c it i zen s g r oup c a l led t he Cu mberla nd Cou nt y Aw a r eness Net work . Br ady, Ed Wi l l ia m s a nd Ja mes Ba ker, wer e "a ma zed at people be - i ng clueless about what 's goi ng on i n t he com mu n it y," he sa id . T hei r on l i ne newslet t er says " T hey have no t it les or posit ion s…t hey 'r e ju s t t h r ee people w i l l i ng t o work on i n for m i ng f r iend s a nd neig hbor s about i mpor t a nt t h i ng s goi ng on i n ou r com mu n it y." T he g r oup i s hold i ng a for u m Ju ly 30 on t h i s yea r 's upcom i ng Cu mberla nd Cou nt y Com m i ssion elec t ion . It w i l l be i n t he Pat e Room of t he ma i n l ibr a r y dow nt ow n . " T he hope i s i nt er es t w i l l encou r age aw a r eness," sa id Br ady, 63, who w a s a Fayet t e v ille Obser ver r epor t er f r om 1982 t o 1989. He ser ved a s t he Cit y of Fayet t ev i l le P ubl ic In- for mat ion Of f icer f r om 1990 t o 2006, a nd ha s been i nvolved i n c iv ic ac t iv i sm ever si nce. Cops on Bi kes W hen C levela nd Po - l ice C h ief C a lv i n Wi l- l ia m s w a s pr epa r i ng h i s c it y for t he 2016 Republ ic a n Nat iona l Convent ion, he d r ew on t he ex per ience of Fayet t ev i l le Pol ice C h ief Ha r old Med lock when he w a s a deput y ch ief i n C ha rlot t e. Med lock had t he r espon sibi l it y of pr ov id i ng se - c u r it y for t he 2012 Democ r at ic Convent ion i n t he Queen Cit y. " We deployed sever a l hu nd r ed cops on bi kes ba sed on t he adv ice of Den- ver pol ice i n 2008," sa id Med lock . Bic ycle of f icer s a r e not on ly mor e ma neuver able, but t hey a r e seen a s f r iend l ier a nd less i nt i m idat i ng . He t el l s Up & Coming Weekly t hat C ha rlot t e had a $50 m i l l ion feder a l sec u r it y g r a nt t o work w it h . L it er a l ly, hu nd r ed s of of f icer s on loa n f r om depa r t ment s ac r oss t he cou nt r y wer e equ ipped w it h bic ycles, "a nd t hey t ook t hem home w it h t hem a f t er t he convent ion," Med lock added . " I r ec a l l si x or eig ht cops f r om Fayet t ev i l le wer e a mong t hose on bi ke pat r ol ." He r out i nely u ses bi ke pat r ol s i n Fayet t ev i l le. " T he bi kes a l so of fer a less t a ng ible benef it : ma k i ng of f icer s mor e appr oachable," he sa id . N.C . A ir ma n d ies wh i le on deploy ment A Nor t h C a r o - l i na A i r ma n ha s been ident i f ied by t he Defen se Depa r t ment a s dy i ng wh i le sup - por t i ng Oper at ion In her ent Resolve. It 's t he m i l it a r y oper at ion ag a i n s t t he Isla m ic St at e i n t he Cent r a l Com ma nd t heat er of oper at ion s . 1s t Lt . A na i s A . Toba r, 25, d ied Ju ly 18 of non- combat r elat ed i nju r ies i n Sout hwes t A sia , t he Defen se Depa r t ment sa id i n a news r elea se. T he c au se of deat h w a s not made publ ic , nor d id t he DoD spec i f y t he nat u r e of t he acc ident or wher e it occ u r r ed . Toba r, a na- t ive of Mia m i, F lor ida , w a s a ssig ned t o t he 4t h A i r c r a f t Ma i nt ena nce Squad r on at Sey mou r Joh n son A i r Force Ba se i n G old sbor o. T he squad r on i s r espon sible for equ ipment ma i nt ena nce of t he la r ges t F-15E St r i ke E ag le f ig ht er w i ng i n t he A i r For ce. Spec ia l Oper at ion s Av iat ion Com ma nder Br ig . G en . Joh n R . Ev a n s Jr. i s t he new com ma nder of t he A r my Spec ia l Oper at ion s Av iat ion Com ma nd at For t Br ag g . He r eplaces Br ig . G en . Er i k Pet er son . Ev a n s i s a d i s t i ng u i shed spec ia l oper at ion s av iat or w it h t ies t o Nor t h C a r ol i na . He g r aduat ed f r om Appa lach ia n St at e Un iver sit y i n 198 8 a nd spent h i s ea rly A r my c a r eer at For t Br ag g , wher e he ser ved a s a n av iat ion l ia i son of f icer i n t he 82nd A i rbor ne Div i sion . He mos t r ecent ly w a s deput y com ma nd i ng gener a l for sup - por t of t he 2nd In f a nt r y Div i- sion i n Sout h Kor ea . USA SOAC i s a subor d i nat e u n it of U. S . A r my Spec ia l Oper at ion s Com- ma nd, pr ov id i ng com ma nd a nd cont r ol for a l l of t he A r my 's spec ia l oper at ion s av iat ion u n it s . Pet er son w a s pr omot ed t o major gener a l a nd now ser ves i n t he U. S . A r my Of f ice of Deput y C h ief of St a f f i n Wa sh i ng t on D.C . Brig. Gen. John Evans Jr. HKS Sports & Entertainment depiction

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