Fayetteville City Council Member Courtney Banks-McLaughlin wants the council to censure Mayor Mitch Colvin and Council Member Mario Benavente when the council meets on Tuesday evening. …
As always, Fayetteville and Cumberland County had plenty of news in 2023 that caught your attention, stirred your outrage or made you happy. Below are five topics that dominated. Elections …
Cumberland County’s Community development Department will host a series of town hall meetings for its 2024 Annual Action Plan beginning in January, the county announced Friday. …
The turning of the calendar from 2023 to 2024 brings a new year, but also new obligations — especially where the Cumberland County Tax Office is concerned. To help walk you through …
Almost a third of the unhoused people who left Fayetteville on a bus to a homeless shelter in Durham on Dec. 20 have returned to the city within a week’s time. The bus transport, …
First, congratulations on your selection as the 2024 North Carolina Secondary Assistant Principal of the Year. What does this honor mean to you? This honor means everything to me. It has …
In 2023, a rat jumped on me, I interviewed Broadway actors from Cumberland County who were up for Tony Awards, I watched a road-rage murder trial, the government tried to squish the constitutional …
The Fayetteville Police Department’s Traffic Unit investigated a vehicle crash that occurred on Monday, Dec. 25, in the area of Hope Mills Road and Glensford Drive that resulted in the death of …
There’s no doubt in my mind which story I’m proudest to have written in 2023.
Tim Bryant was named the CEO and general manager of Fayetteville’s PWC (Public Works Commission) in August. A native of Goldsboro, he brought 25 years of utility experience to the position, …
Cumberland County and employees of its Department of Social Services are being sued for keeping a child in foster care for almost five years based on allegedly false statements from a Fayetteville psychologist who was later censured by the state board, according to court documents.
One week ago today, the fourth of four political shockwaves struck Cumberland County when the 2024 election filing period ended Dec. 15 and long-time Register of Deeds Lee Warren’s name was not …
For mother and daughter Shervon and Jayla Hogsett, Christmas will be just “another day” this year — another day where they fight to stay warm on Fayetteville’s streets, hope …
A Fayetteville infant has died after being shot Tuesday, the Fayetteville Police Department announced Thursday.
A new external research project will look at two of Fayetteville’s public, volunteer-run advisory boards to explore potential positive intervention strategies and enhance public engagement in …
An effort to help homeless people in Fayetteville get shelter in Durham ahead of another bitter cold December night on Wednesday generated criticism from some community activists and drew three …
Leo George Rubenstahl will stay in prison for the rest of his life for shooting to death his wife, Enelrae Rubenstahl, in their home north of Fayetteville in February 2021, the N.C. Court of Appeals …
The mysterious respiratory illness affecting dogs across the United States is showing up in Fayetteville, with several dog owners and at least one animal hospital reporting suspected cases in recent …
With the holiday party season well underway, North Carolina law enforcement agencies are stepping up enforcement efforts to catch those who choose to make merry by getting overly intoxicated, and …
Agape Achievement Academy , Fayetteville’s newest public charter school, broke ground on Saturday for its first classroom building. The school is being built on 5 acres at 4502 Rosehill …
Fayetteville’s long-running “Bicycle Man” bicycle giveaway program for underprivileged kids ended in 2022, but a reincarnated version has risen to take its place. The new …
With Christmas just around the corner, it's the perfect time to think about giving back. Here you’ll find a list of organizations and outreach efforts accepting donations to those in …
For the second time in 18 months, The Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County has stepped into a morass of racial discord. This week, The Arts Council issued a call on Facebook for …
FTCC Foundation has received a grant of $20,000 from the Duke Energy Foundation to support the lineworker program at Fayetteville Technical Community College. The funds will be used for the following …
Last-minute changes are part of the challenge when choosing teams for the annual N.C. Coaches Association East-West All-Star football game.
