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Jun 29, 2026

Cumberland Community Foundation leader stepping down after 30 years

Mary M. Holmes, President & CEO since 1997After almost 30 years of leading Cumberland Community Foundation, President & CEO Mary Holmes will step down in March 2027.Holmes began her work at the helm of Cumberland Community Foundatio ...

May 21, 2026

Cumberland Community Foundation announces over $1,000,000 in scholarship awards

Over 225 scholarship donors, selection volunteers, students, and families gathered to celebrate at the botanical garden. Photo courtesy of CCF.Cumberland Community Foundation announced $1,042,300 in new and renewed scholarships at its annual scholars ...

Apr 2, 2026

Collective Impact: The vital role of the Women's Giving Circle in supporting women and girls

The Women’s Giving Circle gathered community leaders, giving circle members, elected officials and nonprofit partners at its eighth Community Awareness Scorecard Breakfast on March 6 at Highland Presbyterian Church. The group celebrated the release o ...

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Putting mental health first: Inside Cape Fear Valley Health’s behavioral health system

Posted Sep 1, 2026
Cape Fear Valley Health treats behavioral health as one of its largest and most strategic service lines, offering a full continuum of care from a dedicated psychiatric emergency department to adult and adolescent inpatient units and robust outpatient
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Putting mental health first: Inside Cape Fear Valley Health’s behavioral health system

John Bigger - Corporate Director of Behavioral Health, Sleep Medicine and Clinical Research, Cape Fear Valley Health
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Building North Carolina’s Maritime Future Starts with Its Workforce

Erin Ananian-Gentile - Federal Business Development, NC Military Business Center
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Meet the H2 Contracting Team

Kyle Holmes - Owner, H2 Contracting

In The Current Issue

Wrapping up renovations: Cape Fear Regional Theatre prepares to occupy newly renovated space this winter

Act 2 renovations began in April 2025. CFRT will be back in their 1209 Hay St. theatre for their first production of 2027.


Publisher's note: We were the judges of that!

Pictured from left to right: Entrepreneurial Impact Awards judging panel: Sara Ballard, Venus Durant, Greg Moore, Rebecca Sappington, Derrick McArthur, Faith Hatton and John Keen. In August, I was honored to be recruited to be one of six judges


Bold and brilliant artists: 26:26 exhibit brings 26 Black artists together for grand reopening of Concourse 107

Pictured left to right: Reddick R. Mack II, Collyn Strother, Tiffany Ragin, April Mata, Veronda Jones and Lauren Falls are all featured artists for the 26:26 Exhibit on display through the end of October. Photo by GFBJ.Black Artist Forward recently b