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 FEBRUARY 15-21, 2017 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM PUBLISHER'S PEN STAFF PUBLISHER Bill Bowman Bill@upandcomingweekly.com ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER/EDITOR Stephanie Crider editor@upandcomingweekly.com SENIOR REPORTER Jeff Thompson news@upandcomingweekly.com GRAPHIC DESIGNER Elizabeth Long art@upandcomingweekly.com CONTRIBUTING WRITERS D.G. Martin, Pitt Dickey, Margaret Dickson, John Hood, Erinn Crider, Jim Jones, Shanessa Fenner, Heather Griffiths BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Keri Dickson keri@upandcomingweekly.com SALES ADMINISTRATOR/ DISTRIBUTION MANAGER Laurel Handforth laurel@upandcomingweekly.com ACCOUNTING Paulette Naylor accounting@upandcomingweekly.com MARKETING/SALES Linda McAlister Brown linda@upandcomingweekly.com ––––––––––– Up & Coming Weekly www.upandcomingweekly.com 208 Rowan Street 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 infor- mation 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 pub- lication consideration, but assumes no respon- sibility 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 distrib- uted at indoor and outdoor locations throughout Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, Pope Air Force Base, Hope Mills and Spring Lake. Readers are limited to one copy per person. ©2007 by F&B Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction or use of editorial or advertisements without permission is strictly prohibited. For t he f irst t ime in Up & Coming Weekly's 21-year publishing histor y, we have assembled a tour de force of communit y at hlet ic t a lent to create a new, excit ing and enter t aining sec t ion in our week ly newspaper, t it led, High School Highlight s. A s t he name implies, t his week ly sec t ion w ill foc us on showc asing Cumberland Count y 's "up & coming " high school at hletes, t heir schools, coaches, prog rams, teachers and event s. We are equa lly excited and proud to announce t hat no one is more t a lented or qua lif ied to address t hese topics t han our Senior Spor t s Editor, Earl Vaughan, Jr. We are ex t remely excited about hav ing Earl on board to develop t his new addit ion to Up & Coming Weekly. Earl has a genuine passion for t his communit y, high school spor t s and for suppor t ing developing young at hletes. No one appreciates t he va lue of educ at ion and high school spor t s more t han Earl. He w ill be br ing ing a new dimension to showc asing t hese high school at hletes by recog nizing t hose who a lso excel in ac ademics. High School Highlight s w ill showc ase t hese "Scholar At hletes" each week . Wit h t his new sec t ion comes a ver y impor t ant educ at iona l init iat ive: Newspapers in Educ at ion. Unfor t unately, today 33 percent of our st udent s read below g rade level. Illiterac y among children is increasing at a brea k neck speed. Under t his prog ram, high school st udent s of Cumberland Count y w ill be encouraged not only to read but to w r ite. In addit ion to prov iding Up & Coming Week ly newspapers in bulk to a ll t he area high schools each week , t he st udent s w ill be able to submit for public at ion news, v iews, poet r y and genera l interest ar t icles on topics relevant to t hem as young adult s. In suppor t of Earl's high school scholar-at hlete prog ram, Up & Coming Week ly w ill be par t ner ing w it h Don Koonce and t he DK Spor t s crew dur ing t heir week ly radio broadc ast s for t he 2017 footba ll season. Up & Coming Week ly w ill be adver t ising and promot ing High School Highlight s where DK Spor t s w ill be radio broadc ast ing t heir popular Games of t he Week . Hey, our newspaper is get t ing big ger and bet ter as our communit y becomes big ger and bet ter. T hank you for your suppor t and for reading Up & Coming Weekly. High School Sports Take Center Court with Earl Vaughan Jr. by BILL BOWMAN Fayetteville's Weather Forecast February 16 Sunny February 17 Sunny February 18 Partly Cloudy February 19 Sunny February 20 Mostly Sunny February 21 Showers THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY HIGH 56 HIGH 65 HIGH 70 HIGH 74 HIGH 78 HIGH 76 LOW 32 LOW 41 LOW 49 LOW 49 LOW 51 LOW 57 Up & Coming Weekly Welocmes Sports Editor, Earl Vaughan Jr. 484-6200 www.upandcomingweekly.com Turn to our calendar every Wednesday and see what's happening! BILL BOWMAN, Publisher, UP & COMING WEEKLY. COMMENTS? BILL@ upandcomingweekly.com. 910.484.6200. 4 UCW DECEMBER 28 - JANUARY 3, 2016 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM 2017. Believe me, I'm ready. Judging from all the calls, emails and countless social media posts, our readers had a very Merry Christmas. And, for the most part, residents throughout Fayetteville and Cumberland County are excited about the future prospects in store for our community. And we should be. The seeds of growth, economic development and a better quality of life have all been planted. Now, city and county leadership need to take aggressive and affirmative action to make sure these local life-changing projects stay on track. Elected officials and city and county staff all need to be at the top of their game. Initiative, hard work and leadership will be vitally important in the months to come. In the words of the late General George S. Patton Jr.: "Lead me, follow me or get the hell out of my way." This should be the battlecry and motto adopted countywide. It will be interesting to see who steps up. One thing is for sure, Fayetteville is a community full of opportunity. The challenge is knowing how to capitalize on it. So, my hope for the New Year is that aggressive leaders will seek out the people, businesses and organizations that can help us realize our dreams, thus contributing to this growing vibrant community. Here are just a few of the organizations poised to take this community to new heights, starting with your favorite weekly community newspaper: Up & Coming Weekly Chamber of Commerce City of Fayetteville County of Cumberland FTCC CEED Reeve's School of Business Fayetteville Economic Development FSU Entrepreneurial Center Better Business Bureau These are just to name a few organizations ready, willing and able to help take our community to new heights. In other words, the Fayetteville/Cumberland County community has the will and all the resources necessary to help individuals and businesses develop, strive and survive, along with the willingness to "help those who help themselves." 2017 is going to be an exciting and awesome year. So, buckle your seat belts folks, because, if executed properly, our progress will be fast and furious. And, you can count on us to be right in the center of it. Happy New Year! And, as always, thanks for reading Up & Coming Weekly. Sara Smith art@upandcomingweekly.com CONTRIBUTING WRITERS D.G. Martin, Pitt Dickey, Margaret Dickson, John Hood, Erinn Crider, Jim Jones, Shanessa Fenner, Heather Griffiths BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Keri Dickson keri@upandcomingweekly.com SALES ADMINISTRATOR/ DISTRIBUTION MANAGER Laurel Handforth laurel@upandcomingweekly.com ACCOUNTING Paulette Naylor accounting@upandcomingweekly.com MARKETING/SALES Linda McAlister Brown linda@upandcomingweekly.com ––––––––––– Up & Coming Weekly www.upandcomingweekly.com 208 Rowan Street 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 infor- mation 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 pub- lication consideration, but assumes no respon- sibility 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 distrib- uted at indoor and outdoor locations throughout Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, Pope Air Force Base, Hope Mills and Spring Lake. Readers are limited to one copy per person. ©2007 by F&B Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction or use of editorial or advertisements without permission is strictly prohibited. Fayetteville's Weather Forecast December 29 AM Showers December 30 Partly Cloudy December 31 Sunny January 1 Mostly Sunny January 2 Partly Cloudy January 3 PM Showers THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY HIGH 64 HIGH 52 HIGH 47 HIGH 53 HIGH 44 HIGH 54 LOW 42 LOW 30 LOW 32 LOW 35 LOW 35 LOW 43 BILL BOWMAN, Publisher, UP & COMING WEEKLY. COMMENTS? BILL@ upandcomingweekly.com. 910.484.6200. General George S. Patton Jr.