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  1. What's Faye got to say today? Check out http://www.facebook.com/pages/Faye-Observer/166594493353754
  2. Check out Faye's facebook account at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Faye-Observer/166594493353754.
  3. Here's a new way to find out what's happening in Fayetteville news. Follow @FayeObserver.
  4. Jeff Hardy, the pro wrestler from Cameron, has a scheduled court hearing on Wednesday in Moore County Criminal District Court in Carthage.
  5. Back from vacation and starting on a few things. Looking into possible update on the Hispanic Catholic church in Red Springs.
  6. Fayetteville police are investigating a fatal shooting from early Sunday morning outside the Rocky Top Bar on Gillespie Street.
  7. Time Warner Cable is moving about 80 jobs from its Raeford Road offices to operations in Raleigh and Wilmington. More in Tuesday's paper.
  8. The music sounded good on Saturday during the Umoja Festival. It's not often you get to hear James Brown's funk blaring from the stage.
  9. Over 25 car accidents occurred Saturday during the severe storms that passed through town. Lightning also struck a hotel.
  10. The new Arbitron radio ratings for the Fayetteville Metro market are out. See the Station to Station column on Tuesday for an overview.
  11. The downtown Hotel Prince Charles has become what is largely an apartment building. John Chen, the owner, says he's now making a profit.
  12. A couple who live just outside of Eastover became the 1st to have a solar grid-tied home in Cumberland County on Wednesday. Story to come.
  13. I can also say that the Hotel Prince Charles, often called a gem of the downtown district, needs some serious polishing. Story to come.
  14. i spent the night at the old Hotel Prince Charles on Thursday night for a story I'm working on. I can say that the bed was comfortable.
  15. Private, non-profit or not, should the Fayetteville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau be more forthcoming in how its money is spent?
  16. The 1st solar grid-tied home in Fayetteville broke ground last week. That's a major step: Power companies are required to find alternatives.
  17. Fayetteville is largely in the dark when it comes to solar energy. But there are reasons for that. Check Wednesday's paper.
  18. Interested in using the power of the sun? Check out Friday piece on installing solar panels. There are incentives, my Children of the Sun.
  19. Got a fun interview this afternoon at Southeastern Community College. Venus Flytraps are propagated in a lab at the school. Glad I'm no fly.
  20. Unlike most cities, Fayetteville has nearly no pedestrian traffic lights and few crosswalks. Why is that? I'll be looking into this issue.