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Dan welcomes Lamont Hinson of Fayetteville's Public Works Commission for practical tips on water conservation, hurricane readiness, and a look at the upcoming Power & Water Expo and Public Works Art Exhibition. On this community segment, Dan welcomes Lamont Hinson of Fayetteville's Public Works Commission (PWC) w ith a roundup of practical, neighborly information every Cumberland County reside...

In this edition of Community Spotlight, WCLN’s Dan DeBruler speaks with Lamont Hinson from Fayetteville’s Public Works Commission, sharing updates on PWC’s “Time of Use” summer rates, community internships, and conservation events coming soon. Hinson explains how customers can save on summer energy bills by shifting power use outside the 3 PM – 6 PM peak window, and he highlights paid internship o...

Fayetteville PWC’s Lamont Hinson joins Dan DeBruler to talk about how the community’s utility provider is helping neighbors use power and water wisely—without waste. Quarterly PWC Expos begin March 27 (11 AM–3 PM) at the North Regional Library (855 McArthur Road), focusing this time on water conservation and quality. Free giveaways, tips, and demonstrations will show how small actions—like checkin...

Winter can test our infrastructure, but in Fayetteville, teamwork keeps the lights on and the water safe. In this episode, Lamont Hinson  from Fayetteville’s PWC joins Dan DeBruler to spotlight the crews who brave freezing temperatures to maintain reliable water and electric service. The conversation covers: How PWC handles snow, ice, and emergency service calls The Mutual Aid Network that connect...

Everyday Faith in the Middle of Real Life: A conversation with author Hanna Seymour :“God planted you in the soil you’re in on purpose. He wants to grow you and use you right where you are — in your ordinary, messy, everyday life.” When author and speaker Hanna Seymour surveyed over 2,000 women about their spiritual lives, more than 65% said they were unsatisfied or inconsistent in faith practices...

As winter’s temperatures jump between chilly and spring‑like, small habits make big differences in your household energy and water costs. PWC’s Lamont Hinson stops by to talk with Dan DeBruler about Fayetteville’s hometown utility approach to customer care and transparency. Topics covered in this episode: How PWC’s Winter Time‑of‑Use Rates work — and why laundry or dishwashing before 6 a.m. or aft...

“Comfort sometimes comes at a cost—especially from 6 to 9 AM.” PWC’s Lamont Hinson joins Dan with a timely Fayetteville winter update: Rotary Christmas Parade plans, Christmas in the Park at Arnette Park, and Holiday Lights at Segra Stadium. Then we get practical—how winter peak hours (6–9 AM) and thermostat choices affect your bill, plus tools in PWC’s Energy Resource Center (calculators for TOU,...

Dan DeBruler talks with Lamont Hinson from Fayetteville’s PWC about Fuquay-Varina’s request for an interbasin transfer that would move over 6 million gallons/day from the Cape Fear River Basin to the Neuse—without returning flow. They unpack what that could mean for Fayetteville, Cumberland County, and Fort Bragg, why PWC is urging the state to require return water or alternate solutions, and how...

Discover how Fayetteville’s Public Works Commission powers the community with reliability, innovation, and a hometown focus. In this episode, you’ll learn: What Public Power Week is all about and why it matters to Fayetteville. How PWC outperforms national benchmarks, winning seven Diamond-level awards for reliability and safety. The future of energy in our region, including solar farms and grid i...

Utilities: Big Change in "Time Of Use" rates... That and more in today's update from Fayetteville's PWC.

A Voice In the Wilderness The 2025 Easter Weekend Production at Northwood Temple Church in Fayetteville, NC. A story of two cousins, one a prophet, and the other the Son of God Everyone loves a story, especially one about real people and where they came from. Northwood Temple Church presents an Easter Celebration that tells the story of two men—Jesus and His cousin John the Baptist—how they were c...

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. We sat down with Fayetteville's Child Advocacy Center   Prevention and Volunteer Coordinator, Faith Boehmer and Executive Director, John Webster to talk about the many ways the community can get involved in the prevention of Child Abuse in our community. Among the things we highlight: April 1: Public Pinwheel Planiting April 3: Annual Child Abuse Summit April...

Lexi stops in to discuss the upcoming cold snap and tell us what we can do to prepare. 

Highlighting the need for community awareness and involvement in the protection of victims and potential victims of human trafficking.  Listen along for: Educational Initiatives  Volunteer Opportunities Local Impact The Role of Faith Communities Register and attend the Forum and Conference on January 15 & 16, 2025 . Links: Cumberland County Child Advocacy Center Safe House Project The Woolf Gr...

Lexi tells us about heat pumps, and explains how to minimize the expense when temps drop and we want to turn the heat up. Plus she shares a couple other great savings tips. Tune in!

Another episode with Lixi from PWC to talk about extra ways to save money on your utilities. There is a program to get credit for using LEDs on your holiday lights! Tune in to find out about it. Also beware of scammers calling and prentending to be from PWC. Listen to find out how to know if you are getting a scam call. And we talked about the calendar with money saving tips that is now available...

On today's episode, Lexi tells us how the  Leak Report helps PWC customers save money on their utilities. Tune in to learn how! Time of Use changes on Nov 1 from 3p-7p to 6a-10a. So try to conserve more (or use less) energy between the hours of 6a-10a Mon-Fri beginning Nov 1!  Did you know that Fayetteville PWC is the 38th largest Public Power Utility in the Country? And the largest in the State!...

Lexi stopped by to tell us about some events that PWC will be participating in, in the coming weeks including E/Motion on Sept 26 in the Cool Springs District, Fourth Friday downtown, Sustainable Sandhills omn Oct 5th and they will have a hydration station at FTCC on Oct 12. Tune in for all the specific details. 

Lexi from Fayetteville PWC joins us to talk about storm preparedness. Tropical Storm Debby reminded us that hurricane season will be upon us soon. So it is important to have at least 72 hours of food, water and supplies. Because as we learned during hurricane Matthew in 2016, it could take that long before power is restored. Join us for the conversation. 

Lexi stops by to talk about water conservation during the summer months. Since we haven't had a lot of rain she reminds us to use the PWC watering schedule for irrigating our lawns. And she tells us about an incentive program to get a rain sensor to keep your irriagtion system from water your lawn when it is raining. Visit https://faypwc.com for more information. 

Today Lexi talks to us about the new Storm Guide now available at faypwc.com, or call the office to request one be mailed to you. Lexi also reminds us that PWC has an outage map to consult BEFORE calling to report an outage. It is more than likely they will already be aware and have information about the cause and ETA for restoration of power. Lastly we discussed the annual Water Quality Report. I...

On this episode of PWC Connections, Lexi talks to us about commin reasons for outages during this season, and you would be surprized at what the main reason is. Also a remider about mylar baloons and celebrations we will be having this summer. Learn how youi can savew money by installing a smart timer for your water heater. Lastly, PWC is participating in Day of Caring... Thanks for listening!

Today we discuss NC Lineman Appreciation Day which is Thursday April 18! It is important to recognize those who keep things working, or get things working again especially when a disastr take out the power. Also remember Time of Usage Peak Hours have changed to 3pm-7pm until October. Try to minimize utilty usage during those hours and shift laundry and doing dishes to Off-Peak hours so you can sav...

We recently sat down with Buck Hodge, Minister of Music for more than 50 years at Northwood Temple Church in Fayetteville. We talked about a number of things, including creatively telling the story of Jesus and His sacrificial act over the years. We agreed that the Truth doesn't change, but our adapting it to a constantly chaging culture must. Listen and be inspired.