Family and co-workers of Cumberland County sheriff’s Deputy Oscar Yovani Bolanos-Anavisca Jr. gathered Friday afternoon to recall the 23-year-old who was killed earlier in the day after being …
After 32 years, Ann Mathis is shutting down the annual Bicycle Man bike giveaway that she and her husband started in the Tiffany Pines community. “I’m retiring,’’ …
Costco Wholesale has withdrawn from plans to set up shop in Fayetteville’s Military Business Park, according to a local developer. Earlier this year, preliminary site plans for a Costco store were posted on the Cumberland County Development Review Finder website.
A Cumberland County sheriff’s deputy died after being struck by a vehicle on Gillespie Street early Friday, according to a news release from the Sheriff’s Office.
You might say Christmas has come early for Nate Horne. With a 10-foot birdie putt on the final hole, the 11-year-old Fayetteville golfer earned a one-stroke victory in the boys 10-11 division of the Notah Begay III Junior Golf National Championship held Nov. 7-9 at Koasati Pines Golf Club in Kinder, Louisiana.
With expectations of expanding its nursing education enrollment from 280 to 400, Fayetteville Technical Community College is making room for the new students. On Thursday, FTCC dedicated its new FTCC dedicated its new Nursing Education & Simulation Center on campus.
The Arts Council of Fayetteville-Cumberland County has launched a pilot grant program to support nonprofit organizations focused on the arts, culture and history, according to a news release. …
Cumberland County Schools is seeking paid, part-time literacy tutors for elementary students, according to a school system news release.
Gay Cameron Tucker, the former finance director and account technician for the town of Spring Lake, was sentenced Wednesday to four years in prison for embezzling nearly $570,000 from the …
Residents who oppose the ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology appeared before the Fayetteville City Council on Monday night to let their voices be heard during the council’s last regular …
New DNA test results in a series of rapes and kidnappings 15 years ago has resulted in the arrest of a Fayetteville man, according to the Fayetteville Police Department. Christopher James McMillan, 38, was arrested Wednesday and charged with three counts of first-degree rape.
The city manager got this one right. “The next chief should be fully invested in the community,” Doug Hewett was saying Friday in revealing the final candidates to succeed Chief Gina …
The Fayetteville community on Tuesday had the opportunity to ask questions of the two men who are finalists to become the city’s next police chief. Kemberle Braden and James Nolette, both …
A 3,000-gallon wastewater spill on Monday entered an unnamed tributary to Clark’s Pond, the Fayetteville Public Works Commission said in a release. The spill happened at 1105 Pamalee Drive …
Eighty third-grade students filed into the multipurpose room at Westarea Elementary School on Tuesday morning not knowing that they would leave with a Christmas surprise. Olde Fayetteville Insurance & Financial Services teamed up with the Bikes for Kids Foundation to give away bicycles to each student, according to a Cumberland County Schools news release.
A man was shot and killed on Tuesday morning on Tamarack Drive, according to the Fayetteville Police Department.
Members of the public will have the opportunity to ask questions of the two finalists for Fayetteville police chief during a community forum scheduled for 6 p.m. today at the council chambers at City …
Having won city voters’ approval to issue $97 million in bonds to address infrastructure, housing and public safety concerns, the Fayetteville City Council on Monday began planning exactly how the money will be spent.
SPRING LAKE — The Spring Lake Board of Aldermen will be advertising once again for a permanent town manager, which was announced Monday night at its regularly scheduled board …
A shooting Sunday night left one man dead and a juvenile in critical condition, the Fayetteville Police Department said. Officers were dispatched to the 6400 block of Independence Place Drive for …
SPRING LAKE — The Spring Lake Board of Aldermen is expected to modify a payment plan for a second fire station that was built in 2021 on N.C. 210 when it meets tonight at Town Hall.
The application period is now open for nonprofit organizations in Cumberland County that want to apply for assistance due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the county said in a release. The Cumberland …
The Fayetteville City Council on Monday will hear from staff about the next steps related to the $97 million in general obligation bonds approved by city voters in November. The projects include …
The Fayetteville Police Department is investigating a Saturday night shooting that left a woman dead. Officers responded to the 6100 block of Lonestar Road around 9:30 p.m. for reports of …
A shooting on Cude Street left one man dead Saturday night, the Fayetteville Police Department said. At approximately 9:10 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 300 block of Cude Street for …
