Christoph Diasio, a Southern Pines pediatrician and president of the North Carolina Pediatric Society, was thrilled on Tuesday as COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months old were being distributed across the state.
The Fayetteville Police Department is investigating a shooting Sunday afternoon that left one man dead. Officers were dispatched at 12:17 p.m. to the 1600 block of Veanna Drive in reference to a shooting that had just occurred, police said in a release.
Ben Brown honored as trustee emeritus at Fayetteville State University Ben Brown Jr. has been honored as trustee emeritus of Fayetteville State University’s board of trustees, the college …
The walls of his office are bare, including those photographs from 1955 when John Fairley Dunn opened the little nursery along Skibo Road long before the commercial chain stores came along. The …
The Fayetteville City Council on Monday is scheduled to discuss projects that would be part of a proposed $97 million bond package to put before voters in November. The City Council meets at 7 …
Discussion of a plan to restructure the way Fayetteville City Council members are elected has been removed from the agenda for Monday’s council meeting.
Six new district-level administrators will help lead Cumberland County Schools in new roles for the coming school year. The Board of Education approved the appointments on the recommendation of Superintendent Marvin Connelly Jr.
PrideFest 2022 will showcase entertainment, music, vendors, food trucks and children’s activities Saturday at Festival Park in downtown Fayetteville. The free festival is scheduled from noon to 6 p.m.
They were college basketball teammates, one a prolific offensive wizard and one who converted two free throws to secure a national championship and an unbeaten season that still is revered in Chapel Hill.
Fayetteville PWC will host the Power & Water Conservation Expo on Friday downtown, giving residents the opportunity to speak face to face with utility representatives and experts. The expo is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at SkyView on Hay, 121 Hay St.
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents to be aware of a phone scam. The scammers are identifying themselves as employees of the Sheriff's Office and telling whoever …
Fayetteville’s city manager and city attorney will get pay raises after job performance evaluations by the City Council. After evaluations discussed in closed session on Wednesday night, the …
Fayetteville’s public utility is considering changes to its rate structure to encourage conservation of electricity as well as economic development. The Fayetteville Public Works Commission met Wednesday to discuss proposed electric rate options that would take effect after 2024.
While the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners was being briefed by county staff on the latest U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's health advisory for GenX, the company responsible for …
When they were teenagers growing up in Hope Mills, they could travel almost anywhere just by taking Cameron, Legion and Hope Mills roads or U.S. 301. But the roadways that took members of the Hope Mills High School Class of 1967 on their life journey always had a return destination.
The Fayetteville City Council on Wednesday will evaluate City Manager Doug Hewett and City Attorney Karen McDonald during a special meeting. The meeting will follow the agenda briefing that is …
Summer made a splash in Fayetteville on Tuesday morning when the city’s newest splash pad opened with a ribbon-cutting. The splash pad is outside Lake Rim Recreation Center at 1455 Hoke Loop Road.
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners agreed Monday night to approve a $510,000 incentives package for a national home construction company that says it plans to build a manufacturing plant in Fayetteville.
A soldier assigned to the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School died Sunday after being struck by a vehicle on an interstate in Duplin County, the U.S. Army Special Operations Command said in a release.
The inaugural Juneteenth Jubilee was a big success over the weekend for the city and its co-sponsor, the Cool Spring Downtown District, according to organizers of the celebration.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday released national drinking water health advisories for four PFAS chemicals including GenX, which has plagued private well water supplies near the …
The Fayetteville Police Department is investigating a shooting Sunday morning on Danish Drive that left one man dead. Police were dispatched at 11:38 a.m. to a reported shooting on the 800 block of Danish Drive.
This Father’s Day will be unlike others for Sharon Hinton Smith and her sisters Pamela Ainsworth and Deborah Pierson. Their hearts will be heavy. Donald “Don” Leroy Hinton …
The Fayetteville Cumberland Economic Development Corp. on Monday is expected to ask the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners for $510,000 to entice a construction industry to locate here.
Lajune Ray had one particular aspect of the Juneteenth Jubilee celebration in mind when she left home on Saturday for Festival Park. “I love Reggie Codrington,” she said from a folding chair on the lawn at Festival Park.
