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WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM JANUARY 24-30, 2018 UCW 9 Lt. Gen. Paul J. LaCamera took command from Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend as commanding general of X VIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg. Townsend served as corps commander for more than two years. He spent about half that time deployed to Iraq as commander of Operation Inherent Resolve. Townsend is the new commanding general of the Army Training and Doctrine Command at Fort Eustis, Virginia. It is a four-star command. LaCa mera received his t hird sta r as he was na med For t Bragg's new com ma nder in a ceremony Ja n. 19. LaCa mera ser ved as deput y com ma nder of X V III A irbor ne Cor ps. Ra rely has For t Bragg's deput y com ma nder been elevated to com ma nder. All-America City bragging rights To help recognize All-America Cities from around the country, the National Civic League is sponsoring an All-America City #ShareYour- Shield photo contest to showcase all the ways in which cities have used the All-America City logo to recognize their award. e winner will receive free registration for four people to attend the 2018 National Conference on Local Governance and the 2018 All-America City Award event. With over 500 All-America Cities throughout the country, the National Civic League has seen many creative and inspiring uses of the All-America City Shield. Fayetteville has been designated an All- America City three times. Cities are asked to share their most creative and impactful uses of the logo on Facebook or Twitter by tagging All-America City and using #ShareYourShield no later than Feb. 8. Governor comes to town Gov. Roy Cooper was in Fayetteville last week. He attended the 25th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast at the Crown Center. It is hosted each year by the Fayetteville Cumberland County Ministerial Council. Cooper urged the 1,300 attendees to speak out against injustice. He spoke of King's passionate speeches that were essential to the American civil rights movement of the 1960s. Cooper seemed to re- fer indirectly to recent news headlines, saying light can drive out darkness, despite leaders who seek to divide and people who call each other names. "Keep shining your light in the world, and we can all together drive out the darkness," the governor said. "Now is the time for us to raise our voices for inclusiveness and diversity because they make us stronger," he said. He also spoke of the importance of faith and community. "ose values will light our path forward." Fatal fire under investigation e Fayetteville Fire Department continues to probe the cause of a fire earlier this month that claimed the life of a woman identified as Shelley Davis, 57. e fire was reported at 4:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, at 1908 Stanberry St. in the Holly Springs neighborhood off Murchison Road. Officials said the small house was engulfed in flames when fire- fighters arrived. e victim was found dead inside the house after fire crews were able to knock down intense flames and enter the building. ree other occupants were able to escape. But, the victim's husband, Robert Davis, 59, was badly burned and taken to UNC Hospitals in Cha- pel Hill. eir 30-year-old daughter and a toddler whose name and age were not given were treated and released from a local hospital, said Lt. Todd Joyce, a Fayetteville Police spokesman. "12 Strong: e Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers" With the premier of the movie "12 Strong: e Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers," Fayetteville's Airborne & Special Operations Museum is displaying a special exhibit entitled "Ameri- ca's Response." It features artifacts from the special forces sol- diers who deployed to Afghanistan immediately after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. Artifacts include a saddle used by the Horse Soldiers and steel from the World Trade Center carried during the deployment by a special forces soldier. Opera- tional Detachments Alpha 555 and Alpha 595 of the Army's 5th special forces Group were inserted into Afghanistan. Because of the rugged mountainous terrain, ODA 595 adopted the local mode of trans- portation: horses. e 12 Green Berets were the first U.S. soldiers to fight on horseback since World War II. In November 2001, ODA 595 fought alongside other Green Berets and approximately 2,000 North- ern Alliance fighters mostly on horseback. ey took the Taliban stronghold of Mazar-e-Sharif, the first significant Taliban defeat in the Global War on Terror. e exhibit runs through the end of January. Better Business Bureau announces development program Liz Stiles, the Better Business Bureau customer ser- vice representative for Fayetteville and Cumberland County, announced this week a new program de- signed to enhance customer relations for local busi- nesses and organizations. With the belief that actions speak louder than words, the BBB is encouraging businesses to practice what they have designated as the 5 gestures of trust: Be honest, be transparent, be proactive, be humble, and be fair. e program will be presented in the form of a new, exclusive webinar Jan. 23 from 2-3 p.m. to accredited businesses in the Fayetteville and Cumberland County area. According to Stiles, "Ever-changing technology, social media and direct consumer experiences can make or break a business. Today's successful businesses, therefore, must be customer-centric, employee-focused, innovative and environmen- tally and socially conscious. is is what the BBB's 5 Gestures of Trust Program is all about – assisting businesses and organizations in establishing new frameworks to evaluate and improve relationships with their customers." To register for the webinar or for more informa- tion about the BBB Fayetteville/Cumberland County, contact Liz Stiles at e.stiles@coastalcarolina.bbb.org or call 910-818-0367. Fort Bragg change of command by JEFF THOMPSON NEWS DIGEST Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend