🌱 Which Fayetteville-area schools could close under this new facilities plan?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which Fayetteville-area schools could close under this new facilities plan?
• Which Fayetteville colleges are flagged for “lower earnings” on new FAFSA tool?
• What’s next in the high-profile Fayetteville murder trials this month?

Also on today's calendar: Got Alopecia Areata? Apply Today. Paid patient study 12/3/25 - 12/15/25 .

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 50 and low of 31 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 54, low: 32.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 60 and low of 43 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Firm recommends closures. Here's how all 85 Cumberland County schools rank (fayobserver.com) — Cumberland County Schools’ consultant is recommending closing or consolidating several campuses, including J.W. Coon, Brentwood, Sherwood Park, Alger B. Wilkins, Anne Chesnutt and others that serve many Fayetteville families. The report ranks all 85 schools on building condition, crowding, and per-student operating costs, and even notes Cumberland International Early College’s unique situation on Fayetteville State University’s campus.
   

• Earnings indicator launched on FAFSA. How many NC institutions are flagged for students? (ednc.org) — Fayetteville students should know that the U.S. Department of Education’s new FAFSA earnings indicator has flagged both Paul Mitchell the School–Fayetteville and Miller-Motte College–Fayetteville for “lower earnings” outcomes. The tool lets families compare post-graduation earnings across 162 North Carolina institutions so they can better judge whether specific programs are likely to pay off financially.
   

• Two Fayetteville men set to face murder juries this month (fayobserver.com) — Two Fayetteville men are set to face separate first-degree murder juries in Cumberland County Superior Court this month, in cases tied to 2022 killings of Fayetteville residents. The article outlines the allegations, locations of the shootings, prior delays, and upcoming trial dates, underscoring ongoing impacts of violent crime on Fayetteville families and neighborhoods.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Monday December 15

• Got Alopecia Areata? Apply Today. Paid patient study 12/3/25 - 12/15/25
  AMR Clinical - South Strand, SC ,
  5:00 pm

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Wednesday December 17

• Winter Concert
  Ashley Elementary , 810 Trainer Drive , Fayetteville
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Choice Family Night at Max Abbott Middle
  Max Abbott Middle , 590 Winding Creek Rd , Fayetteville
  5:00 pm
• Choice Family Night at Cross Creek EC High
  Cumberland County Schools , 1200 Murchison Rd , Fayetteville
  6:00 pm
• Creepy Little Christmas Market
  Dirtbag Ales Brewery & Taproom , 5435 Corporation Dr , Hope Mills
  6:00 pm

Friday December 12

• Christmas Market at Dirtbag
  Dirtbag Ales Brewery & Taproom , 5435 Corporation Dr , Hope Mills
  5:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Scorpius MMA Christmas Combat
  Scorpius MMA , 4319 Ray Rd , Spring Lake
  9:00 am
• Christmas Combat
  Scorpius MMA , 4319 Ray Rd , Spring Lake
  9:00 am
• Cars and Coffee Fayetteville
  Millstone Shopping Center , 3350 Footbridge Ln , Hope Mills
  9:00 am
• Carvers Creek SP
  Carvers Creek State Park , 2505 Long Valley Rd , Spring Lake
  11:00 am

Sunday December 14

• Mrs. Claus at Dirtbag
  Dirtbag Ales Brewery & Taproom , 5435 Corporation Dr , Hope Mills
  10:00 am

Saturday December 20

• Bingo & More: Christmas Movies and Songs
  Fulfillity Books & More , 5548 Trade St , Hope Mills
  10:00 am

Tuesday December 23

• Bingo Game Night!
  2860 Hope Mills Rd , Fayetteville
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hello neighbors, I am missing a package they say was delivered to me on 12-1, the box contains a small medical Oxygenator that I need to help with my COPD.
  If you have it , please message me, I really need this, no joke. Thank you. (Nextdoor Loch Lomond)
• Found two female dogs running loose by my house on summer Duck road.
  If you know whose they are please let them know I have them thank you. (Nextdoor Shorewood)

• The Cumberland County Board of Education approved Katelyn Lovette as principal of Brentwood Elementary School at tonight’s meeting, following the... (X: CumberlandCoSch)
• This week, Chairman deViere, Vice Chairwoman Jones, and Commissioners Adams and Tyson attended swearing-in ceremonies for the towns of Spring Lake,... (X: CCNCGov)

• Merry Maids posted a job opening for Professional House Cleaner in Fayetteville. Apply here.
• Molly Maid posted a job opening for Residential House Cleaning Professional in Fayetteville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fayetteville here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• The Powerball Jackpot is $930 Million: Here's What NC & SC Players Need to Know (power98fm.com)

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