FSU Reading Clinic receives $10,000 donation from First Horizon Bank
The Fayetteville State University Reading Clinic recently received a $10,000 donation from First Horizon Bank that will be used to increase the number of area elementary students it serves, the university said in a release.
The reading clinic allows trained university students and volunteers to provide a research-based program free to children in the community who need literacy intervention, the release said.
The clinic currently provides tutoring services three times a week to 67 elementary-aged children.
“We don’t want any child in our community falling behind, especially when we know we can help,” Dr. Ashley Johnson, associate professor of literacy and elementary education at FSU, said in the release. “This donation will help increase the number of tutors available to help more students reach proficiency in literacy.”
Association recognizes Firefighter of the Year
The Cumberland County Fire Chiefs’ Association announced the 2022 Arnold J. Koonce Legacy Award, Firefighter of the Year and Fire Officer of the Year honorees during its annual Christmas Awards Dinner on Dec. 19.
Fayetteville Fire Department Capt. Robert Hammonds Jr. was named the 2022 Arnold J. Koonce Legacy Award – Firefighter of the Year. Hammonds has spent more than 25 years with the Fayetteville Fire Department, a release said.
Stoney Point Fire Department Assistant Fire Chief Sean C. Johnson was named the 2022 Arnold J. Koonce Legacy Award - Fire Officer of the Year.
"Our recognitions tonight are a well-deserved recognition not only for the Fayetteville and Stoney Point Fire Departments, but for the entire Cumberland County fire, rescue and EMS Services,” association President Freddy L. Johnson said in the release.
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