First flight takes off on new Fayetteville to Dallas-Fort Worth route
The first flight from Fayetteville to Dallas Fort Worth took off Friday morning, directly connecting Fayetteville to one of the country s biggest airports.
Forty-two passengers, including Mayor Pro Tem Kathy Jensen, were aboard the inaugural American Airlines flight to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, which took off from Fayetteville Regional Airport at 7:56 a.m.
With the new daily connection to DFW, Fayetteville now offers nearly 300 one-stop destinations, said Mark Lynch, chairperson of the Fayetteville Regional Airport Commission.
The new flight will benefit the Fayetteville community in tremendous ways, Lynch said.
An update to city personnel policy to prevent hair discrimination most often an issue for Black employees will be considered by the city council, its members agreed at a work session Monday.
The request, presented by councilwoman Shakeyla Ingram, outlined the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair campaign, often referred to as the CROWN Act, as well as North Carolina Senate Bill 165 and House Bill 170, to prohibit race discrimination based on traits historically associated with race, hair texture, or hairstyle in the workplace.
“For the city of Fayetteville, we want our employees to feel that they do not have to alter their natural hair for employment opportunities and job security within the city of Fayetteville,” Ingram said.
Last week, a violent mob of Trump supporters invaded the U.S. Capitol in Washington. The rioters tried to intimidate Congress into letting Trump steal the November election he lost to President-elect Joe Biden.
In one disturbing image, a man carried a large Confederate battle flag through the hallowed halls of a building meant to represent all of us. Such a flag did not even appear in the Capitol during the Civil War.
Other protesters wore pro-Nazi shirts. A noose and scaffolding were erected across from the Capitol building.
If ever there is a time where we need peace and justice to prevail, it is now to counter those symbols we saw of racism and rebellion last Wednesday.