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A partnership between Cumberland County and the Fayetteville Public Works Commission will bring clean drinking water to Gray's Creek Elementary School and Alderman Road Elementary School.

ANIMALS. YOU DON'T KNOW AND MAKE SURE YOUR PETS ARE UP-TO-DATE ON VACCINES. TODAY, CUMBERLAND COUNTY OFFICIALS ANNOUNCED STEPS TOWARDS SAFER WATER IN GRAY'S CREEK. THAT'S AN AREA PLAGUED BY THE CONTAMINATION OF DANGEROUS FOREVER CHEMICALS. >> WRAL'S CLIMATE CHANGE. REPORTER LIZ MCLAUGHLIN HAS SOME MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF SCHOOLS WITH TAINTED WELLS. >> STUDENTS HERE IN GRAY'S CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND NEARBY ALDERMAN ROAD ELEMENTARY HAVE BEEN DRINKING BOTTLED WATER FOR YEARS TODAY. OFFICIALS SAY THEY'RE STARTING THE PROCESS OF BRINGING PUBLIC WATER TO THIS AREA. BUT SOME RESIDENTS FEEL THAT PROGRESS IS NOT HAPPENING QUICKLY ENOUGH. YOU KNOW, I DO WORRY FOR MY GRANDCHILDREN, ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER HAS BEEN AN ONGOING CONCERN IN GRAY'S CREEK WHERE MANY RESIDENTS SAY THEY'VE BEEN FRUSTRATED TO SEE YEARS GO BY WITHOUT A SOLUTION. AND I THINK THAT YOUNG PERSON GOES TO SCHOOL. THEY SHOULD HAVE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT THAT INCLUDE WATER. AND WHEN YOU GO HOME, SCHOOL KIDS TO GO HOME TO HAVE A DRINK. THAT WATER TODAY, LOCAL OFFICIALS ANNOUNCED A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION. A JUMP START FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, BRING PUBLIC WATER TO STUDENTS AT 2 SCHOOLS AND RESIDENTS NEARBY WITH CONTAMINATED WELLS. THE COUNTY IS CURRENTLY SUING COME MOORE'S A NEARBY CHEMICAL PLANT FOR DUMPING GEN X INTO THE DRINKING WATER SUPPLY. BUT THIS COMING COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. I THINK PWC IS COMMITTED TO MOVING THIS PROJECT FOR. WE'RE NOT WAITING ON A LAWSUIT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN. >> COUNTY AND UTILITY OFFICIALS SAY THEY'RE PULLING RESOURCES FROM GRANTS, FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDING, INCLUDING 12 MILLION APPROPRIATED TO THE PROJECT BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. AND I WALKED THE HALLWAYS INTO SEE BOTTLED WATER STACKED UP AGAINST THE LAWS. HE'S JUST TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE TO. OFFICIALS SAY THEY HOPE TO RUN THE WATER LINES AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. SHOWS THAT TEAMWORK. >> TO MOVE THIS. >> BALL FORWARD IN OUR COMMITMENT TO MOVE THIS BALL FORWARD. A WAITING GAME FOR RESIDENTS WHO SAY THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN EXPOSED TO THE CHEMICALS FOR TOO LONG. YOU KNOW, YOU CAN TALK IT ALL DAY LONG, BUT I WANT TO SEE SOME ACTION. I WANT TO SEE IT HERE IN GRAY'S CREEK. I WANT TO SEE IT IN CEDAR CREEK. I WANT EVERYBODY TO HAVE DECENT WATER. ACCORDING TO EARLY ESTIMATES, THE INITIAL PHASE OF THIS INFRASTRUCTURE WILL COST AT LEAST 100 MILLION DOLLARS AND 8 TO 10 YEARS TO COMPLETE.

Gray's Creek Elementary, Alderman Road Elementary schools to get clean drinking water

19-year-old Dwight McCoy, who police said threatened to "empty a clip" at Gray's Creek High School, will face a judge Thursday afternoon.

Student charged after threatening to 'empty a clip' at Gray's Creek High won't attend graduation

Dwight McCoy and father Ivey McCoy

Dwight McCoy won't attend his graduation service after authorities said he threatened to fire shots at Gray's Creek High School.

RECONSTRUCTION OF THIS BRIDGE FACES A LONG ROAD AHEAD OF IT. >> MICHELLE, THANKS FOR THAT UPDATE. THIS STUDENT WHO THREATENED TO, QUOTE, EMPTY A CLIP THAT HIS CUMBERLAND COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL WILL FACE A JUDGE THIS AFTERNOON. THE INCIDENT FORCED THE PRINCIPLE OF GRAY'S CREEK HIGH TO PUT THE SCHOOL IN A CODE RED LOCKDOWN. THIS IS A PICTURE THAT 12TH GRADE STUDENT WHO WAS ARRESTED. 19 YEAR-OLD DWIGHT MCCOY. THIS HAPPENED YESTERDAY MORNING AT GRAY'S CREEK HIGH IN HOPE MILLS. WE'RE TOLD THE COURT IT WAS BEING TAKEN TO THE OFFICE FOR SOME SORT OF DISCIPLINARY REASONS WHEN HE BECAME UNRULY AND MADE THAT THREAT THAT HE WAS GOING TO SHOOT UP THE SCHOOL MCCOY WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY, BUT NOT BEFORE THE SCHOOLS PUT ON LOCKDOWN. MCCOY WAS SEARCHED. NO WEAPON WAS FOUND. BUT SCHOOL LEADERS SAY A CODE RED LOCKDOWN HAS SERIOUS IMPLICATIONS, GUN OR NO GUN. >> AND THEN I WOULD JUST SAY UNTIL AN OFFICIAL MESSAGE COMES FROM THE SCHOOL, I DON'T BELIEVE IT BECAUSE SO MANY TIMES INACCURATE INFORMATION IS SHARED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA AND THAT CAN COLE'S FAMILY TO BE ALARMED UNNECESSARILY. LINDSAY WHITLEY HEARD FROM MARY SAYS THAT IT CAN ALSO LEAD TO PARENTS WARMING TO THE SCHOOL TO PICK UP THEIR CHILDREN. WHY MCCLURE WILL MAKE HIS FIRST COURT APPEARANCE 2.30, THIS AFTERNOON. HE WAS PROCESSED

Gray's Creek senior won't walk at graduation after shooting threat

A code red lockdown at Gray's Creek High School in Hope Mills was lifted Wednesday after a student threatened to shoot up the school.

<p>NO ODOR, NO MASK. THEY WORK. WE HAVE NEW INFORMATION NOW ABOUT A THREAT OF VIOLENCE AT A CUMBERLAND COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL. THIS MORNING, WE BROKE THAT NEWS IN THE LIFE CENTER AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS NEWSCAST. LET'S GET TO WRAL'S BRETT KNESE LIVE ON THE SCENE AT GRAY'S CREEK HIGH SCHOOL. BRETT, WHAT WE KNOW? &gt;&gt; WHAT WE KNOW MICHELLE RIGHT NOW IS THAT A FATHER AND HIS SON ARE IN CUSTODY WITH THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AFTER THIS ALL TOOK PLACE. JUST A COUPLE OF HOURS AGO HERE AT GRAY'S CREEK HIGH SCHOOL BUS UPON THE HAM CAMERA TO SHOW YOU WHAT THE SCENE LOOKS LIKE NOW. THEY WENT UNDER A CODE RED LOCKDOWN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BECAUSE OF THIS THREAT THAT WAS MADE. THINGS ARE BACK TO NORMAL. NOW WE HAVE PLENTY OF STUDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN COMING AND GOING OVER THE LAST 30 MINUTES OR SO SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE HERE AT GRAY'S CREEK HIGH SCHOOL. BUT WHAT WE DO KNOW IS FROM A SCHOOL OFFICIAL THAT. &gt;&gt; THE TEEN MADE THE THREAT THAT HE WAS GOING TO QUOTE, EMPTY A CLIP ON THE SCHOOL, END QUOTE. THAT IS WHAT PROMPTED ALL OF THE RESPONSE THAT THEY HAD WITH THAT CODE RED. THEY HAD A LAW ENFORCEMENT SWEEP IN SWOOP IN AND REALLY DEAL WITH THIS QUICKLY. BUT THEY DID PUT THE SCHOOL UNDER A CODE RED LOCKDOWN. SCHOOL OFFICIALS TELLING US THEY DID THAT. THAT'S BECAUSE OF PRUSSIA REASONS BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WEREN'T SURE EXACTLY HOW THAT THREAT WAS GOING TO UNFOLD AT THAT POINT. THEN THAT SITUATION ESCALATED BETWEEN THAT FATHER AND THAT TEENAGER AND SCHOOL OFFICIALS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT HERE AT THE SCENE. THEY WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY, WERE WORKING TO LEARN MORE INFORMATION FROM THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ABOUT WHO THAT FATHER IS AND WHY HE WAS INVOLVED AND WHY ESCALATED TO THE DEGREE THAT IT DID. BUT THEY ARE NO LONGER UNDER THAT CODE RED LOCKDOWN THAT THEY WERE UNDER JUST FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME HERE THIS MORNING, WORKING TO LEARN MORE INFORMATION. WE'LL KEEP YOU UP TO I LIVE IN HOPE MILLS.</p>

Gray's Creek High School Coverage

Gray's Creek Elementary, Alderman Road Elementary schools to get clean drinking water

Student charged after threatening to 'empty a clip' at Gray's Creek High won't attend graduation

Gray's Creek senior won't walk at graduation after shooting threat

Senior threatened to shoot up high school in Hope Mills