Fayetteville recreation centers, libraries offer cool spaces on hot days
With the heat index reaching 105 or above this week, Fayetteville-Cumberland Parks and Recreation centers are opening their doors to offer relief from the sweltering temperatures.
A heat advisory has been posted for the region by the National Weather Service in Raleigh and Wilmington, with an excessive heat warning likely for Tuesday. Potentially dangerous heat and dew points in the mid-70s will create an early-season sauna, with a heat index topping 110 degrees for Fayetteville on Tuesday and readings of 115 or higher along the coast.
The 18 recreation centers are:
Cliffdale Recreation Center, 6404 Cliffdale Road, 910-433-1127
Hours: Monday-Friday, 1-9 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
G.B. Myers Recreation Center, 1018 Rochester Drive, 910-433-1570
Hours: Monday-Friday, 1-9 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
College Lakes Recreation Center, 4945 Rosehill Road, 433-1564,
Hours: Monday-Friday, 1 p.m.-9 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Pine Forest Recreation Center, 6901 Ramsey St., 910-433-1196
Hours: Monday-Friday,1-9 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
E.E. Miller Recreation Center, 1347 Rim Road, 910-433-1220
Hours: Monday-Friday, 1-9 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Smith Recreation Center, 1520 Slater Ave., 910-433-1571
Hours: Monday-Friday, 1 p.m.-9 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
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Eastover-Central Recreation Center, 3637 Pembroke Lane, 910-433-1226
Hours: Monday-Friday, 1-9 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
J.S. Spivey Recreation Center, 500 Fisher St., 910-433-1572
Hours: Monday-Friday, 1-9 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Gilmore Therapeutic Recreation, 1600 Purdue Drive.
Fayetteville Senior Center, 739 Blue Street, 910-433-1574
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
J.D. Pone Recreation Center at Gray's Creek, 2964 School Road, 910-433-1015
Hours: Monday-Friday, 1-9 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m.-5p.m.
Stedman Recreation Center, 175 Circle Drive, 910-433-1440
Hours: Monday-Friday, 1-9 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Kiwanis Recreation Center, 352 Devers St., 910-433-1568
Hours: Monday-Friday, 1 p.m.-9 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Stoney Point Recreation Center, 7411 Rockfish Road, 433-1435
Hours: Monday-Friday, 1-9 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Lake Rim Recreation Center, 1455 Hoke Loop Road, 910-433-1175
Hours: Monday-Friday, 1-9 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Tokay Senior Fitness Center, 328 W. Hamilton St., 910-433-1414
Hours: Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-4 p.m.
Massey Hill Recreation Center, 1612 Camden Road, 910-433-1569
Hours: Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Westover Recreation Center, 267 Bonanza Drive, 910-433-1088
Hours: Monday-Friday, 1-9 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
In addition, some government offices are offering their lobbies to those suffering the heat.
The Department of Social Services, 1225 Ramsey St., has opened the auxiliary lobby as a cooling station. Hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The lobby is on the first-floor waiting area by the reception desk. Masks or face coverings are optional. However, mask-wearing and social distancing are encouraged.
The first-floor lobby of the Cumberland County Department of Public Health, 1235 Ramsey St., is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Anyone entering the Health Department is required to wear a mask and receive a temperature scan. Masks will be provided to anyone who does not have one.
All eight Cumberland County Public Libraries are also open as cooling stations.
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, is also open Sundays from 2 to 6 p.m.
To find your local library, visit cumberlandcountync.gov/departments/library-group/library.
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