Up & Coming Weekly

May 15, 2012

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CUMBERLAND Emergency Services Heads County Manager James Martin has named Randy Beeman as Cumberland County's new Emergency Services Director and Jeffery Brown as the new director of Infrastructure and Engineering. Beeman replaces Kenny Currie, who retired April 1 after 28 years with the county. Brown replaces Robert Stanger, who retired May 1 after 30 years with the county. Beeman earned a business administration degree from East Carolina University in 1980. He has 30 years experience in local government and the private sector. He was the Hope Mills town manager from May 2007 until January 2012. Prior to that, he was the town manager in River Bend for years. He was the Pamlico County Tax Administrator for 15 years and has worked as an accountant and auditor in the private sector. Brown graduated from Midway High School County Names Engineering, Fort Bragg and the City of Fayetteville, will host StormFest 2012 on May 19, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Airborne and Special Operations Museum. The public is invited to the second annual StormFest to learn about disaster preparedness and severe weather. There will be demonstrations, displays and information booths. Admission is free. Children can take part in interactive demonstrations, including Cumberland County Emergency Services, in conjunction with participating in mock weather reporting and seeing themselves on television. "It is a good opportunity for the community to be able to ask the experts questions about being prepared for a disaster and also about the science of severe weather," said Gene Booth, Emergency 'StormFest' Will Offer Information On Disaster Preparedness and N.C. State University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in biological and agricultural engineering. Brown was the former Engineering and Infrastructure Director for the City of Fayetteville, where he worked for eight years. Prior the NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources as an environmental engineer. The Friends of the Cumberland County Public Library and Information Center will hold a public book sale on Saturday, May 19, from 9:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Headquarters Library at 300 Maiden Lane. The sale will feature thousands of books in good condition at low Library Book Sale Open To Public prices. Entrance to the book sale is through the back door near the benches by Cross Creek. Cash or checks are the only accepted forms of payment. Medical Support Shelter Drill WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM MAY 16-22, 2012 UCW 19

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