Good morning, Fayetteville.

KWIRKZ, a Hope Mills nonprofit, is building an inclusive hub for special needs families to access trusted resources and connect with local opportunities at The Hive (3414 Bullard St., near Hope Mills Municipal Park).

The organization is also developing an app to link parents, nonprofits, and service providers soon.

A new guide explains how Fayetteville shoppers can measure their feet properly when buying shoes, advising them to check both feet while standing and to compare measurements with brand charts.

The guide reminds residents that shoe size may change with age, weight and arch differences.

Staff Sgt. Katie Leadbetter, a Fort Bragg soldier (also a part-time Cumberland County EMS paramedic), helped the All-Army Women’s Rugby team clinch its third consecutive Armed Forces Sevens Championship on Aug.

18 in Annapolis.

Incoming storms have forced high school football games in Fayetteville to change schedules.

Games featuring Douglas Byrd at Cape Fear, Jack Britt at South View, and Terry Sanford at Seventy-First will now be on Thursday at 7 p.m., while Gray's Creek, Hillside and Westover remain on Friday with Westover at Union Pines at 7:30 p.m.

UNC coach Michael Malone said his early months with the Tar Heels were chaotic as he set up his team and hired his staff, including searching for a house — he turned down the job three times before accepting and will face Indiana in a preseason game in two months.

Voting is open for Fayetteville’s 910Preps Football Preseason Player of the Year on Offense at local high school programs; readers may cast as many votes as they want until noon on Friday, Aug.

21.