Fayetteville City Councilmember Stephon Ferguson organizing Community Candlelight Vigil to honor the civil rights leader on Friday. A separate vigil is scheduled for Saturday.
Bill Kirby Jr.
Bill Kirby Jr. is a veteran journalist who spent 49 years as a newspaper editor, reporter and columnist covering Fayetteville, Cumberland County and the Cape Fear Region for The Fayetteville Observer. He most recently has written for CityView Magazine.
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Column: Retiring Cape Fear Valley Health CEO Says Successor ‘Absolute Right Choice’
Bill Kirby Jr.’s notes from the week, including an airman honored for saving lives, health care award winners, and “Driving Miss Daisy.”
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Column: Filing Your 2025 Tax Returns Can Be a Taxing Time
This particularly taxing time of year means Senior Columnist Bill Kirby Jr. is back with his rule of thumb: Don’t mess with the Internal Revenue Service.
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Column: Menno Pennink Dared to Dream of What Downtown Fayetteville Could Be
The retired neurosurgeon had a passion and vision for the future of downtown Fayetteville. A celebration of his life is scheduled for May 6.
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Column: Commissioners Chair Delivers Optimistic Vision for Cumberland County
Bill Kirby Jr.’s notes from the week, including two data center forums, ‘Booze It & Lose It,’ and Guiding Light’s Kim Zimmer comes to Fayetteville.
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Column: Serving Down Syndrome Families More Than a Job for Amy Navejas
Ahead of World Down Syndrome Day on Saturday, parents of children with the genetic condition try to demystify this “misunderstood condition.”
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THE KIRBY FILE: It All Began With Some ‘Noodling’ Along Breezewood Avenue
Frustrations over Fayetteville becoming a news desert led to CityView’s expansion into local news. On Thursday, we formally introduced our new editor-in-chief during an event at ArtsXL.
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Column: Commissioners’ Chair to Deliver State of County Address at Historic Courthouse
Bill Kirby Jr.’s notes from the week, including a historic anniversary, a former school superintendent resurfaces, school consolidations, and a beach blast.
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Column: Unforgiving Mother Says Brothers in Prison ‘Right Where They Need to Be’
Danielle Claire Golcher was gunned down in 2023 at a gas station along Bragg Boulevard. Two brothers were recently sentenced for the murder.
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Column: Women’s Giving Circle Celebrates $1 Million Milestone
Since 2008, Women’s Giving Circle of Cumberland County has provided $1 million in grants to combat child abuse, housing and food insecurity, human trafficking, and other issues.