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🌱 What a new Harnett County veterans home means for displaced Fayetteville vets.

Also, don't miss Jeep Night in Fayetteville! on the Fayetteville Patch calendar

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Good morning Fayetteville! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What a new Harnett County veterans home means for displaced Fayetteville vets.
  • Meet the FSU leader guiding Fayetteville's adult and military learners

Also on today's calendar: Sapphic Social Night and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Is there anybody completely useless? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 74 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Thursday: A shower; breezy in the a.m., temps: high: 69, low: 55.
  • Friday: Sunny, nice and less humid, with a high of 73 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• House Passes Bill to Transfer Federal Land for New Veterans Home in Harnett County (foxy99.com) — Fayetteville readers affected by the closure of the Fayetteville State Veterans Home may soon see progress toward a replacement. The U.S. House has passed a bill to transfer 20 acres at the Fort Bragg Training Area in Harnett County to North Carolina, clearing the way for a new veterans home and backed by tens of millions in state funding.
   

• Brittany Mundy, Fayetteville State University (bizfayetteville.com) — Fayetteville State University highlights Executive Director Brittany Mundy, an FSU alum who now leads services for adult learners, transfer, and military students. Her work focuses on personalized guidance and support for nontraditional students, a growing part of FSU's population and an important educational pathway for many Fayetteville-area residents.
   

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  • The newest member is our pretty princess August Tiffani Marie 💞.
    Such a loving little girl she is. All of my cats are rescues, but this one is from the shelter here in Fayetteville. Please get your animals spayed… (Nextdoor Downtown Fayetteville)
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    Love the pizza, pasta , and desserts. Especially the red velvet cake yummy (Nextdoor Hampton Oaks)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: No because they can always be used as a bad example! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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