Today
in Fayetteville
Thursday, December 18th, 2025
Good morning, Fayetteville. Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 18th of December.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Residents can still donate to the 102nd Bill Shaw Salvation Army Christmas Fund with one week left before Christmas (the fund helps Fayetteville neighbors in need); donations can be made online, by check, or dropped off at 220 E. Russell St. during weekday business hours. The Fayetteville Observer
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ ABC for Teens uses A–Z lessons plus art and discussion to help local youth build social-emotional skills; the program will launch a new session at Hunt Recreation Center in January and may expand countywide when funding is available. CityView
- ➤ Douglas Byrd educator Peggy Weinhoeft-Renfro completed a 2,500-mile climate fellowship (funded by a $5,000 grant) this summer to study how climate, energy and community connections work, and she now brings these insights to her students (one of only three NC teachers awarded the grant) at the Academy of Green Technology. CityView
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ State troopers in Fayetteville are stepping up patrols for the Booze It and Lose It campaign running from Dec. 15 to Jan. 4 to keep drivers safe this holiday season, while Col. Freddy L. Johnson urges motorists to plan ahead (designate a sober driver) instead of drinking and driving. CityView
- ➤ A Fayetteville activist who ran unsuccessfully for city council filed a complaint with the Ethics Commission earlier this month, accusing her former opponent of unfairly prioritizing Black residents for city services. CityView
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Fayetteville Marksmen vs Knoxville Ice Bears
6:00-7:30 p.m. — Crown Complex — Cost info not specified — Watch an exciting hockey matchup between the Marksmen and Ice Bears on FloHockey.
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Anime Holiday Party
12:30-3 p.m. — Oishi Bubble Tea — Free entry — Celebrate Small Business Saturday with anime fans and bubble tea at this ultimate holiday party.
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TODAY'S FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you.
~ Jean-Paul Sartre
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