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8 UCW MAY 2-8, 2018 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM e Governor's Crime Commission has estab- lished a special committee to strengthen school safety. "School shootings have tragically become too common an occurrence in our country," said North Carolina Public Safety Secretary Eric Hooks. "We must use every resource available to us to ex- amine and address this dangerous threat posed to our children and educational professionals." Fayetteville Mayor Mitch Colvin has been named to the 16-member organization. Hooks said the group will identify resources and conduct a series of forums to gather and share information, listen to concerns and identify possible strategies to prevent school gun violence. Real estate property tax appeals deadline June 29 Taxpayers who own or control taxable real property seeking request for appeals for the 2018 tax year may submit requests to the Cumberland County Tax Administration. ose seeking a re- quest for a hearing must make the request in writ- ing or by personal appearance before the Board of Equalization and Review adjourns June 29. e Board of Equalization and Review will hold hear- ings at 3:30 p.m. in Room 564, on the fifth floor of the Judge E. Maurice Braswell Cumberland County Courthouse, located at 117 Dick St., May 7, May 9, May 23, June 13, June 20, June 27 and June 29. Taxpayers may submit their request for appeals in person Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the office of Tax Administration, Room 530, in the Court- house at 117 Dick St. e appeal forms are available online at http://co.cumberland.nc.us/tax.aspx. e mailing address is Cumberland County Tax Ad- ministrator, P.O. Box 449, Fayetteville, NC, 28302-0449. Crime Stoppers honored Fayetteville/Cumberland County Crime Stoppers is the recipient of the 2017 Productivity Award for communities with populations of 300,000–400,000. e award was presented to the organization by the Southeastern Crime Stoppers Association during their annual conference in Atlanta. e productivity award is presented to an organization based on the total number of tips received, arrests made, charges laid and cash rewards paid out. e southeastern region consists of Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wash- ington D.C. Since its inception in 1984, Fayetteville / Cumberland County Crime Stoppers has provided information resulting in the arrest of more than 3,108 felons, recovered more than $6.7 million in stolen property and narcotics, and paid out more than $312,000 in cash rewards. Cape Fear Valley Health Chooses Epic for comprehensive health record system Epic, the most widely-used comprehensive health record software in the U.S., is coming to Cape Fear Valley Health. Currently, Cape Fear Valley Health uses two Cerner software systems for record keeping. Epic has been selected to unite its hospitals and clinics under a single information- sharing platform. Many of the nation's leading health systems already use Epic to exchange data, share best practices and promote innovation. "e benefits of Epic will be felt in our clinics and hospitals throughout southeastern North Carolina as we move to this fully-integrated system," said Michael Nagowski, Cape Fear Valley CEO. "is new system will allow patients and providers to easily access data when and where they need it." "Epic will allow Cape Fear Valley Health caregiv- ers to securely share critical patient data across our facilities, our region and throughout the United States, with both civilian and military health care providers," said Samuel Fleishman, M.D., Chief Medical Officer. "is will allow our physicians, nurses, technicians and staff to work more effi- ciently and collaboratively to meet the needs of our patients and their families." Patients will benefit by receiving a complete digi- tal record spanning their entire continuum of care. e patient access and engagement through Epic's MyChart patient portal will also improve. Services such as scheduling, clinical applications, billing and population health initiatives will be stream- lined once the switch to Epic is made. e switch to Epic is expected to be complete by summer 2019. Cape Fear Valley Health has hospitals and clinics serving patients across a seven-county region of southeastern North Carolina, includ- ing Fayetteville, Hope Mills, Raeford, Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Clinton, Lillington, Dunn and Laurinburg. County receives Excellence in Communica- tions recognition e North Carolina City and County Commu- nicators' Excellence in Communications Awards were presented April 19 at the annual Spring Con- ference in New Bern. Out of 178 entries, 23 North Carolina government offices earned recognition. e Cumberland County Public Information Office earned much recognition by winning four awards. "We are proud of our public information team for what they have accomplished and how hard they work to connect with our citizens and share our story," said County Manager Amy Cannon. Cumberland County placed second for: TV or Video-Instructional Video for "Love Me? Vacci- nate Me;" Printed Publications-Poster, Flyer, Club Card for "Love Me? Vaccinate Me;" Communica- tion Technology-Digital Signage Programming; and Multi-Platform Campaign for Cumberland ALERTS. e purpose of North Carolina City & County Communicators is to encourage professional devel- opment and networking among local governmental communications professionals. e organization was formed in March 2007 and is made up of gov- ernment professional communicators from around the state. For more information about NC3C, visit the web- site: http://w w w.nc3c.com. School shootings studied a STAFF REPOPRT NEWS DIGEST Communications and Outreach Coordinator Geneve Mankel, Public Information Officer Sally Shutt, Graphics Design Information Specialist Claudia Sievers and Public Information Specialist Jon Soles.