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Deputies Apprehend Gas Station Robbery Suspect Following Car Chase
The Exxon Short Stop on Bingham Drive was held up at gunpoint.

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Local Hot-Button Issues
As in any town the issues affecting the community are constantly ongoing, evolving, and being taken into consideration. As part of the military community I have to say the country options for upcoming deployments looks bleak, high operational tempo cycles, increasing military suicide rates, sequester cuts, families unraveling at the seams and the biggest one right now - PTSD and the care of our wounded warriors.
The Exxon Short Stop on Bingham Drive was held up at gunpoint.

Staff Sgt. Tonya Long was sentenced to five years in prison.
3rd Infantry Division recently hosted wounded warriors who returned to Afghanistan as part of Operation Proper Exit, a program that returns wounded troops to theaters of operation to see the progress made there.
Beans and bullets have already been paid for in 2013. Training will resume as scheduled.
Fort Benning's U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit hosted more than 870 shooters from 22 states recently during the U.S. Army National Junior Air Rifle Championship.
Tips for getting your vegetable garden, flowers and grass ready for the Spring season.
Which organization established as early as the 1800s, rich in family history, stood at 512 Hay St in 1924?
Last year, AER disbursed $76.8 million in assistance to more than 59,000 soldiers and their families. The campaign hopes to replenish its resources through donations.
Soldier and Marine training, Air Force flying hours and Navy steaming days are being curtailed thanks to the $47 billion in cuts DOD must make before Sept. 30.
New Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel promises to always be frank with the men and women of the Defense Department.
Fort Bragg practices good stewardship with green practices.
Latasha Michelle Bethea was arrested and released on bond after an investigation into a report she made about her daughter, Leniyah Parker.
Tickets available Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Military Discount honored.
Is it about time states allow gay and lesbian couples to marry or should the law limit marriage between a man and a woman?
Cumberland County authorities located Leniyah Parker at her grandmother's.
Cumberland County Association of Educators and Kidsville News is hosting the event at the Holiday-Inn Bordeaux.
Human Trafficking and domestic abuse. It happens in Fayetteville and important legislation was voted on today in favor of the victims.