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Fayetteville police officers shot the suspect of an armed robbery on Ramsey Street on Tuesday,  the Fayetteville Police Department announced in a statement Tuesday afternoon. 

Kevin Golphin barred from parole for 1997 murders of deputy and state trooper

Kevin Salvador Golphin will remain in prison for the rest of his life with no chance for parole, the N.C. Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday , for the murders in September 1997 of a Cumberland County …

Fayetteville City Council members received some direction at a Monday work session on the city’s incipient Office of Community Safety (OCS) — an undefined entity that local elected …

When Tiffany Campbell, 37, receives the Fayetteville-Cumberland Human Relations Commission’s Community Recognition Award on Feb. 15, she’ll celebrate the achievement of a goal she set for herself just a month ago.

Black History Month: 2024 celebrations in Fayetteville

Black History Month is here, and with it comes an array of local events to celebrate the unique culture, history and achievements of Cumberland County’s Black community. Here’s a list of …

The new president of the North Carolina Veterans Business Association wants to quadruple its membership in the next two years and provide its members with services that persuade them to stick with …

Cumberland County hires communications director

Cumberland County announces that Diane Rice has been hired as the County’s new Communications Director. Rice’s first day with Cumberland County was Monday, Jan. 29. Rice comes to …

The Fayetteville City Council will meet at 2 p.m. Monday at City Hall.  Here’s what’s on the agenda : Office of Community Safety (OCS): The council will discuss …

After a six-month search, the city is still seeking a director for its Office of Community Safety. 

Council approves Murchison Choice Neighborhood grant application 

At its meeting Wednesday, the Fayetteville City Council voted unanimously to sign off on the city’s grant application for the implementation of the Murchison Choice Neighborhood plan, a multi-million dollar redevelopment and community investment project for the Murchison Road neighborhood involving dozens of local stakeholders and investors. 

Greater Fayetteville Chamber honors Connelly as Outstanding Educator of the Year

In a prestigious recognition of educational excellence, Dr. Marvin Connelly Jr., superintendent of Cumberland County Schools, was honored as the "Outstanding Educator of the Year" at the Greater …

Coming off the heels of a visit to the imminently-closing North Carolina State Veterans Home in Fayetteville, North Carolina legislators on Tuesday criticized the N.C. Dept. of Military and Veteran …

Several days a week, aspiring election candidate Zach Traylor and his campaign team head out into Fayetteville to knock on doors and to ask people …

Carlos Miguel Prieto is on his way to Fayetteville and looking forward to meeting you.  He’s bringing the strings and the percussions of his N.C. Symphony, too.  …

Project leaders for the Murchison Choice Neighborhood plan shared the latest updates — including stakeholder pledges and planned initiatives — for the neighborhood revitalization plan in …

Editor’s note: This is the second in a series on the closing of the state veterans home in Fayetteville. Read part one here . In the final days before closing, few veterans remained …

The U.S. Attorney's Office Eastern District of North Carolina announced Friday that a former Fort Liberty solider was guilty of  drug trafficking  and laundering $700,000 while serving in …

Cumberland Democrat sees evidence of Democratic gerrymandering in N.C. House election

A Democratic candidate for N.C. Dist. 42 suspects that fellow party member and incumbent Rep. Marvin Lucas of Spring Lake got the state’s majority-Republican legislature to gerrymander the …

  Say hello to the Yomi. You’ll find the Yomi over at Sandhills Oral Surgery, Periodontics & Dental Implant Specialists working alongside oral surgeons like Dr. Gary Jones …

THE KIRBY FILE: Time to stop talking about downtown Event Center, and build it

It’s back to the drawing board for the proposed downtown Crown Event Center after the county recently learned that construction costs leaped from $131.7 million to $163.5 million.

Cape Fear Regional Theatre brings a magical Cinderella to the stage

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella” will grace the Cape Fear Regional Theatre stage  Saturday with preview shows starting Thursday, having already sold out its opening …

Toney Coleman, who retired as director of Fayetteville Regional Airport at the start of 2024 after 30 years as a city employee, was honored with the Order of the Long Leaf Pine at Monday’s Fayetteville City Council meeting. 

Public Works Commission recommends contractor for $18.6 million sewer line repair

The Fayetteville Public Works Commission on Wednesday unanimously recommended that the City Council award a bid to repair 4,000 feet of a 54-inch diameter sewer outfall pipe southeast of Fayetteville …

You knew David Barkman in this community by watching his journey on the path of life he chose, his heart and empathy for others and from those he loved and those who admired and loved him back, because of who David Barkman was in life.

At its meeting Monday, the Fayetteville City Council voted unanimously to adopt a list of the city’s legislative priorities to share with federal agencies and elected officials this year.  …

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