18 UCW FEBRUARY 19-25, 2014
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CUMBERLAND
County Dedicates Jail Expansion Project
Commissioner Meetings Stream Live
Citizens can now watch Cumberland County Board of
Commissioners meetings through live streaming available through the
county's homepage – http://www.co.cumberland.nc.us/. A link will be
posted at the top of the homepage prior to each meeting.
Meetings are also broadcast live on Fayetteville/Cumberland
Educational Television (FCETV) Time Warner Cable Channel 5 and
97-3 on the digital tier. They are rebroadcast the following Tuesday at
7:30 p.m.
The commissioners will meet next on March 17 at 6:45 p.m. in the
Courthouse.
From left, Cumberland County Commissioners Billy R. King,
Marshall Faircloth, Ed Melvin, Jeannette Council (Chair), Charles
Evans, Sheriff Earl Butler, Commissioners Kenneth Edge (Vice
Chairman), Jimmy Keefe, and District Attorney Billy West cut the
ribbon to officially open the Detention Center expansion Feb. 3.
www.co.cumberland.nc.us
The Cumberland County Detention Center expansion is open and
in operation after the Board of Commissioners officially dedicated the
facility Feb. 3.
Construction started in September 2012 on the $15 million project
that adds 316 beds to the 568 in the existing Detention Center, which
opened in 2003 at 204 Gillespie St.
The project was designed by Moseley Architects and constructed by
Balfour Beatty and Metcon.
Cumberland County is accepting applications for its upcoming
Citizens' Academy running March 18-May 6. The academy is free
and held on Tuesdays from 6-9 p.m. at various county government
locations. There will not be a session on April 22 because of a regular
Board of Commissioners meeting that night.
The Citizens' Academy helps citizens gain a better understanding of
what county government does and how the various departments play a
vital role in the community.
You must be a Cumberland County resident to apply. The application
is available online at www.co.cumberland.nc.us. For more information,
please call 910-437-1921 or email sshutt@co.cumberland.nc.us.
Citizens' Academy Accepting Applications
Donate To Friends of Library Book Sales
You can help the Friends of the
Cumberland County Public Library and
Information Center by donating gently used
books, DVDs and CDs to any branch library.
The items will be sold to raise money to
benefit the library system.
Readers can save money at the book sales,
where thousands of titles in good condition
are for sale. The next sale is Feb. 22 at
Headquarters Library, 300 Maiden Lane.
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