FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – Due to anticipated temperatures at or below freezing today, Cumberland County, in partnership with the City of Fayetteville, will open government facilities as warming centers during business hours on Wednesday, Jan. 17 for residents who do not have access to heat and need a place to get out of the cold.
The National Weather Service in Raleigh is forecasting temperatures with a wind chill below or just above freezing during the day on Wednesday. As a result, the following locations are available as warming centers during normal business hours today:
The Cumberland County Department of Social Services at 1225 Ramsey St., will open the auxiliary lobby as a warming center. Hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. All public lobbies are available to citizens. Masks or face coverings are encouraged for those with preexisting conditions.
The first-floor lobby of the Cumberland County Department of Public Health at 1235 Ramsey St., is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Masks or face coverings are required in some areas and immediately following a COVID-19 infection or close contact. Citizens with preexisting conditions are encouraged to wear a mask or face covering.
All eight Cumberland County Public Library locations will be open as warming centers. Libraries are open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Headquarters Library at 300 Maiden Lane, Fayetteville, along with Cliffdale, North Regional, and Hope Mills branches are also open Sundays from 2 to 6 p.m. To find your local library, go to cumberlandcountync.gov/departments/library-group/library.
The lobbies of Fayetteville-Cumberland Parks and Recreation Centers are open to the public year-round during normal operating hours and can be used as respite from the cold. Recreation center locations, hours, contact information and programming schedules are posted at fcpr.us/facilities/recreation-centers/.
The lobby of Fayetteville Area System of Transit (FAST) at 505 Franklin St., is also open to the public during normal operating hours. Operating hours for FAST are posted at fayettevillenc.gov/city-services/transit/about-fast/operating-hours-schedules.
Stay informed by visiting the County’s website at cumberlandcountync.gov or County social media pages at facebook.com/CumberlandNC, facebook.com/CumberlandCountyNC911 and twitter.com/CumberlandNC.