🌱 How a routine afternoon turned into tragedy on Yadkin Road

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In today's newsletter:

• How a routine afternoon turned into tragedy on Yadkin Road
• Why the Marksmen couldn’t stop Roanoke from extending a six-game streak
• Why cleaner NC air may still leave Fayetteville at risk downstream

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Stephanie W.!

Today's riddle: Playing golf is bad for your brain. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 58 and low of 33 degrees.
• Friday: Turning out cloudy, temps: high: 57, low: 44.
• Saturday: Cooler with occasional rain, with a high of 49 and low of 37 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Mom killed in Fayetteville fire was expecting 2nd child; baby daughter fights for life at Chapel Hill hospital: Family friends (cbs17.com) — A young Fayetteville mother died after firefighters pulled her and her one-year-old daughter from a burning apartment on Kensington Court off Yadkin Road, and investigators are still searching for the cause. Loved ones say she was pregnant with her second child, while her baby remains in critical condition at UNC Chapel Hill as the community rallies and waits for answers.
   

• Rail Yard Dawgs close 2025 with home win over Marksmen (wsls.com) — Fayetteville hockey fans saw the Marksmen fall 5–2 on the road to the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs, who extended their head-to-head win streak to six. Despite two goals from Sam Dabrowski and a third-period push, penalties and missed power plays kept Fayetteville from closing the gap.
   

• NC air is getting better even as environmental oversight shrinks (fayobserver.com) — North Carolina’s air quality is the cleanest it’s been in decades, but environmental advocates warn that low-lying communities like Fayetteville still face pollution risks from upstream factory farms and shrinking regulatory oversight. State data show major drops in key pollutants even as population and the economy grow, yet watchdogs say cuts to environmental staffing could leave downstream residents more vulnerable.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday January 1

• Monthly Book Club
  GypsySoul : market for Wanderlust , 1179 N Main St , Lillington
  7:00 pm

Friday January 2

• Complimentary Wine Tasting
  Lillington Area Chamber of Commerce , 432 E Cornelius Harnett Blvd , Lillington
  5:00 pm

Saturday January 3

• KB Home Open House: 3 Great Communities, One great location!
  Matthews Ridge , 51 Norman Ave. , Lillington
  10:00 am
• Elyse Meadows Open House this weekend
  KB Sales Office , 1075 McDougald Rd. , Lillington
  12:00 pm

Monday January 5

• Harnett County Board of Commissioners Meeting
  Harnett County Resource Center and Library , 455 McKinney Parkway , Lillington
  9:00 am

Wednesday January 7

• Karaoke with DJ Gino
  Lillington Area Chamber of Commerce , 432 E Cornelius Harnett Blvd , Lillington
  7:30 pm

Saturday January 17

• 3 Days of Exploring Cold Wax and Oil Painting with Jodi Ohl at ARTworks Vass
  ARTworks Vass , 129 Main St , Vass
  9:00 am
• Abstracts in Cold Wax and Oil
  ARTworks Vass , 129 Main St , Vass
  9:00 am

Saturday February 21

• NC Sandhills Dryland Mushing Challenge
  1758 Vass Rd , Raeford
  2:00 pm

Friday March 13

• THE ULTIMATE TEAM EVENT — Cadre Dan
  1509 Zinnia court , Fayetteville
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Has anyone lost a kitten is Southlawn??
  I heard something crying under my trailer, and I grabbed a bowl of car food to try to see if I could get it to come out from underneath it, and when… (Nextdoor Southlawn)
• Anyone know whose dog this is it was found in the Wellington place subdivision and came right up to us.
  Very friendly. Please let me know if it's your dog. If you can prove it yours, I'll tell you where to pick it up. (Nextdoor Wellington Place)

• FAYETTEVILLE NC Dec 31 Climate: High: 52 Low: 23 Precip:" Snow: Missing... (X: iembot_rah)
• Neighbors recall 'kind-hearted' mom killed in Fayetteville apartment fire-... (X: ABC11_WTVD)

• Sam's Club posted a job opening for Baker and Packager Associate in Fayetteville. Apply here.
• Extended Stay America, Inc. posted a job opening for Housekeeper Part Time-101020 in Fayetteville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fayetteville here.

🗞 Nearby News

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