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Dec 02, 2024 General News

A Love that Saves

It happened without warning when Larry Pitts went into cardiac arrest last July. An Army veteran who had  kept active and in decent shape, Pitts, 63, had finished a little yard work with his wife...
A Love that Saves
Dec 02, 2024 General News

Celebrating life

When Mayra Draughn was a new nurse, she witnessed a moment that has stuck with her throughout her career: the pain a patient’s death caused their loved one.“I remember there was the sweet elderly man,...
Celebrating life
Dec 02, 2024 General News

Learning together

Last spring, Cape Fear Valley’s internal programs for training nursing assistants experienced a first when it graduated two family members together: Delia Kempton and her son, Dathan Kempton.“It was i...
Learning together
Dec 02, 2024 General News

Growing care

Zari Cain-Akbar, DO, seems to be a long, long way from home when you consider she was born and raised in the little Bayou town of Athens, Texas, near the Trinity River. She was born into a family that...
Growing care
Dec 02, 2024 General News

Taking his time

All those years ago, Herman Lewis could see potential abounding in one studious Bladen County seventh grader.“With some students, you just know,” Lewis said. “Something about his demeanor or personali...
Taking his time
Dec 02, 2024 General News

Model patients

From the pristine hallways and glossy new elevators to the hope for the future represented here, everything shines inside Cape Fear Valley Health’s Center for Medical Education and Neuroscience Instit...
Model patients
Dec 02, 2024 General News

In the Driver's Seat

Seven years ago, Damara Conyers followed in her mother’s footsteps and pursued a career in the trucking industry. Her mom has been a truck driver since 2005, and after graduating from Miller-Motte Col...
In the Driver's Seat
Dec 02, 2024 General News

State grants $14 million for new operating room

Cape Fear Valley Medical Center was grateful to receive $14 million in state funding this budget cycle for renovations and expansion of the hospital’s operating room environment. Specifically, the fun...
State grants $14 million for new operating room
Nov 06, 2024 General News

Community members learn the horror of gun violence at inaugural event

Fayetteville has felt the impact of gun violence since the start of 2023 with more than 45 homicides so far, already surpassing last year’s total of 44.A collaboration of groups wants to stop the bloo...
Community members learn the horror of gun violence at inaugural event
Nov 06, 2024 General News

Fayetteville police aims to prevent youth gun violence at Stop the Bleeding event

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) – Losing a friend to gun violence is something all too real for 17-year-old Zachary Armwood. The teen said the violence among his age group is a growing concern in the Fayett...