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Hello Fayetteville! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What the newly released 911 calls reveal about the fatal Rosehill crash
  • How a Supreme Court fight could reshape Fayetteville’s future power options
  • Remember Cross Creek Mall’s Christmas crowds? See Fayetteville’s holidays through decades

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📰 News we're reading

1. 911 calls released in Fayetteville crash that killed E.E. Smith players (fayobserver.com) — Fayetteville officials have released 911 recordings from the October Rosehill Road crash that killed three E.E. Smith High School students and seriously injured the driver. The calls capture bystanders struggling to reach the wrecked car, an automated Apple Watch alert, and the tense minutes before emergency crews arrived about seven minutes after the first call.
   

2. Duke Energy rebuts feds' arguments in SCOTUS appeal (carolinajournal.com) — Fayetteville’s long-term electricity contract is at the center of a major antitrust fight now knocking on the U.S. Supreme Court’s door. Duke Energy is urging justices to review a case over how it competed to keep Fayetteville’s business, while federal officials argue the appeals court was right to let a rival’s lawsuit proceed. The outcome could shape future power options and pricing for the city.
   

3. Check out these photos of Fayetteville at Christmas in the 1970s-1990s (fayobserver.com) — Step back into Fayetteville’s Christmas past with photo galleries from the 1970s through the 1990s, featuring downtown shopping, Cross Creek Mall, parades, and tree lightings. It’s a nostalgic look at how local holiday traditions and favorite hangouts have changed over the decades.
   

4. UNCP awards first doctoral degrees (robesonian.com) — A Fayetteville nurse leader is among the first eight graduates to earn a Doctor of Nursing Practice from UNC Pembroke, marking a historic milestone for the university. After three decades in healthcare, she chose UNCP’s population health–focused program to better serve communities like Fayetteville and southeastern North Carolina. The new degree aims to boost rural care, mental health support, and evidence-based practice across the region.
   

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