Myron B. Pitts
@myronbpitts
Father, Husband. Opinion Editor at @fayobserver/@USATODAY network. Best of @Gannett 2023. WIDU Radio Network. #GoHeels.
FSU's new College of Education is more than a $70 million building. It represents a mission that began in 1867 when seven Black founders invested $136 in the power of education. My column is below. #HBCU #FayettevilleNC #Education #BlackHistory
North Carolina's State Highway Patrol finally received a major pay boost. Commander Freddy Johnson Jr. says the 15% raise will help recruit, retain and support the men and women who protect the state's roads. His column below. #NC #HighwayPatrol #PublicSafety #ncpol
The new #FayettevilleNC assistant police chief was named in multiple civil-rights lawsuits during his Chicago career. None resulted in findings of liability. Still, residents deserve to know how city leaders evaluated that record before making the hire. Column below. #PoliceAccountability #Opinion
EastoverNC# residents aren't fighting alone anymore. Along with Fayetteville Freedom For All, the CumberlandCo residents opposed to data centers, or who want a pause, are gathering forces. My column below. #FayettevilleNC #CumberlandCounty #DataCenters #NC
Teen boys often struggle to find direction and support. Fayetteville's Kappa League Leadership Development Program is stepping into that gap with mentoring, life skills and college preparation that are changing lives. My column below. #FayettevilleNC #Mentoring #KappaLeague #YouthDevelopment
Fixing to latch into this one. Just arrived in the mail. #PopeLeoXIV #AI
People with a video camera bird feeder: Do you ever find yourself looking at the bird on the camera, when you are right near the window and can easily look at the bird on the feeder? It's like watching the game on TV instead of in-person. #BirdFeeders
After nearly 40 years, Fayetteville sisters Zelda and Zoletta are back in #HipHop, with new music, new purpose and the same love for the craft. 🎤 #FayettevilleNC #BringItBackOut #OldSchool #rap shorturl.at/Oil0X
Bill Pete Pappas left a mountain village in #Greece and built a life and a legacy in #FayettevilleNC. His restaurants were not just businesses but gathering places where relationships mattered, including and especially, family connections. #LocalJournalism shorturl.at/BK3KV
Protesters file out of a closed session of the #CumberlandCountyNC Board of Elections, where it is believed members are discussing the fate of the well-regarded elections director. The GOP board members have asked state executive director to remove her. Protesters call it a power grab. #ncpol
This is @washingtonpost.com Opinion. These are Editorial Board pieces, meaning they represent the opinion of the publication. They at least note voters had a say in Virginia. The political press has played a major and ongoing role in where we are today. #gerrymandering #politics #Virginia #WaPo
The American pope is about the best thing we've got going internationally right now. Our government is looking like a greedy brute before the world, and he is the opposite. And he is clearly not afraid of Trump. #PopeLeoXIV
No journalist should be referring to the #SAVEAmericaAct as a "voter ID bill." That is not what it is, and having ID would not be sufficient to vote under the act. Voters would have to prove citizenship to register to vote, which means they'd need a passport or birth certificate.
#FayettevilleNC historian Fred Whitted was a keeper of stories that built the foundations of #HBCU athletics and Fayetteville’s Black community. The #CIAA inducted him into its Hall of Fame this past weekend. #BlackHistory shorturl.at/js5RA
There exists a world where even the rich and powerful suffer consequences for criminal behavior. #justice #UK #epstein #SouthKorea #insurrection
#FayettevilleNC should rename Tolar Street for Archie Beebe. A new name won’t erase the past — but it can finally tell the truth. Historian Leisa Greathouse, of Organizing Against Racism: Cumberland County, makes the case in Opinion. #BlackHistory #nc shorturl.at/8r9yF
#DataCenters: At a community meeting, #FayettevilleNC residents raised concerns about power strain, water use and transparency. Economic development officials say the region needs rules in place before proposals arrive. My column on what’s at stake. shorturl.at/AR5Lj
My column explores how Spring Lake, NC, keeps ending up without an early voting site, what turnout really means here and whether the county Board of Elections should think beyond past numbers. #SpringLake #ncpol #VotingRights #CumberlandCounty #FortBragg #military shorturl.at/KaPvS
Whether your subdivision’s sign was destroyed, looks tired or never existed, #FayettevilleNC may be able to help with its Neighborhood Sign Program. #beautification #PublicSafety shorturl.at/DMEeQ
#FayettevilleNC’s new Fire Station No. 4 was meant to be a modern, high‑tech facility designed to protect firefighters from cancer‑causing exposure. Instead, it now stands unfinished. Here’s what happened, why it still matters and what's next. #opinion #PublicSafety shorturl.at/cas9E
Army veteran and artist Mark White is opening Substrate 114, a downtown #FayettevilleNC studio showcasing nearly 50 years of work. His Jan. 23 #FourthFriday open studio will feature fellowship, art and stories behind his bold, experimental paintings. #VeteranArtists shorturl.at/lozTP
There was an earlier anti-#ICE protest in another part of downtown, and at noon, this protest at Fayetteville State University.
One of three protests in #FayettevilleNC, today against #ICE. This one was at Freedom Memorial Park downtown.
Trump wants Greenland, but Americans and Greenlanders don’t agree. He does not care. With NATO allies sending troops to the continent and Trump threatening tariffs, the world sees the danger. #Greenland #NATO #Trump shorturl.at/NxPGN
Remembering the blood of the civil rights movement reminds us what a struggle it was. Though these days nearly everyone at least claims they agreed with King. That was not the case then, and events suggest it is not the case now. #MLKDay shorturl.at/SyjwW
Fayetteville’s #MLK Parade postponement has renewed scrutiny of the MLK Committee — and why its long‑promised MLK Park remains delayed. shorturl.at/RLnhm