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'Remember My Name' vigil to be held Oct. 7
a STAFF REPORT
e "Remember My Name" candlelight vigil
will be held ursday, Oct. 7, at 5:15 p.m. on
the steps of the Judge E. Maurice Braswell
Cumberland County Courthouse at 117 Dick
St., to raise awareness for domestic violence.
Kelly Taylor will be the keynote speaker. She
is a Womack Army Medical Center registered
nurse and advocate for victims of domestic
violence.
Others scheduled to speak at the event
include Chairman of the Cumberland County
Board of Commissioners Charles Evans,
Fayetteville Mayor Mitch Colvin, District At-
torney Billy West, Chief District Court Judge
Toni King and Fort Bragg Garrison Command-
er Col. Scott Pence.
e U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division Band
and Chorus will perform.
is ceremony will memorialize the vic-
tims of domestic violence homicides in North
Carolina over the past two years since "Re-
member My Name" was not held in 2020 due
to COVID-19.
Retired Chief District Court Judge Beth
Keever will read the names of the victims.
Cumberland County Family Court, the
CARE Center Family Violence Program,
e Phoenix Center, Army Community Ser-
vices, Cumberland County Sheriff 's Office,
Fayetteville Police Department, Legal Aid of
North Carolina and the Hope
Mills Police Department have
collaborated to hold the event.
Community resources avail-
able for domestic violence
victims include:
•Cumberland County
Sheriff 's Office: 910-323-1500;
victim assistance 910-677-5454
or ccsonc.org
•Cumberland County Fam-
ily Court : 910-475-3015 or
nccourts.gov/locations/cum-
berland-county/family-court-
administration
•Cumberland County Clerk of Court Lisa
Scales, Safe-Link Domestic Violence Assis-
tance Program: 910-475-3000, Cumberland
County Courthouse, Room 340, 3rd floor
•Cumberland County District Attorney's
Office: 910-475-3010
•Fayetteville Police Department : 910-
433-1529; Victim Assistance 910-433-1849 or
fayettevillenc.gov/city-services/police
•e CARE Center Family Violence Pro-
gram: Crisis Line 910-677-2532 or office 910-
677-2528
•Army Community Services: 910-396-8262
or myarmybenefits.us.army.mil
•Legal Aid of North Carolina-Fayetteville
Chapter: 910-483-0400 or legalaidnc.org
•e Phoenix Center Hot Line: 910-485-
7273
•U. S. Army Family Advocacy Program:
910-322-3418 or hotline 910-584-4267
•Hope Mills Police Department : 910-425-
4103; Victim Assistance 910-705-3560
•Spring Lake Police Department : 910-436-
0350
In the event of inclement weather, the vigil
will be rescheduled to ursday, Oct. 14.
For more information about "Remem-
ber My Name," contact Family Court Case
Manager Bobbi Mattocks at 910-475-3225 or
Bobbi.L.Mattocks@nccourts.org.
