History is a cornerstone of downtown Fayetteville. And cornerstones are history. The Fayetteville History Museum is highlighting the traditional markers the Downtown Cornerstone Scavenger Hunt.
The Fayetteville City Council on Oct. 24 unanimously approved an affordable housing plan for the wider Murchison neighborhood, the first step in a potentially long federal approval process. …
Neil Simon’s 1965 Broadway play “The Odd Couple’’ is coming to Cape Fear Regional Theatre Nov. 3-13 starring Marc de la Concha as Felix and Jonathan Judge-Russo as Oscar, and …
Friday night lights have been a part of Bill Yeager for most of his life, from his playing days at Reid Ross High School to his coaching years at Terry Sanford, South View, Pine Forest, and Gray’s Creek high schools and now back to Terry Sanford.
In this week’s notebook: Fayetteville Academy names Norman “Blair’’ Fisher as the next head of school; two are recognized for support of Cumberland County Schools; Fort Bragg job fair set for Thursday.
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Friday night shooting that left one man dead. Don Antonio Flournoy, 58, of Fayetteville, died in the shooting that happened near the …
WHITE OAK – A 2.5-mile section of N.C. 53 north of White Oak is scheduled to close to thru traffic on Monday for drainage work. Maintenance employees for the N.C. Department of …
HOPE MILLS — The Hope Mills Prime Movers will present “Concert at the Lake” from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Hope Mills Lake. The “spooky and spectacular performance” will feature members of the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra and dancers from Roland’s Dance Studio,
A Wendell man was convicted Thursday on charges of robbing Aldi grocery stores in Fayetteville and other North Carolina cities in 2019, according to a news release from the Fayetteville Police Department.
North Carolina voters have until 5 p.m. Tuesday to request a mail-in ballot for the Nov. 8 general election, according to the N.C. Board of Elections. Meanwhile, early one-stop voting will continue at eight polling sites across Cumberland County through Nov. 5, according to the county Board of Elections website, Cumberland County elections website.
Nearly a week after the 15-year-old daughter of Fayetteville City Councilwoman Courtney Banks-McLaughlin was shot and killed, the Police Department has released little information surrounding the …
There’s good news for eligible teachers and other employees of the Cumberland County Schools system. The personnel committee of the Cumberland County Board of Education has recommended that the school district offer retention bonuses of $1,000 to any staff member who completed their employment contract for the 2021-22 school year.
SPRING LAKE — N.C. State Auditor Beth Wood says she supports a fellow cabinet member in his decision to deny funding for Spring Lake to hire a town manager — despite the mayor’s recent contention that Wood supports the town board’s choice for the job.
Cape Fear Valley Health is eliminating 200 jobs, 158 of which are open positions, according to a news release from the health care system Thursday.
A detention officer is accused of providing a cell phone to an inmate at the Cumberland County Detention Center, the Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. Monique Rossetta Smith, 29, of …
Cumberland County on Wednesday unveiled its new 911 emergency operations services center at 500 Executive Place. The county held a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by more than 150 people …
Fayetteville PWC on Wednesday received “a clean, unmodified opinion” on its annual audit report for fiscal year 2022. Members of the Public Works Commission were presented with highlights of a financial review and audit report during their monthly meeting.
Barring any last-minute surprises, political analysts say the U.S. Senate race between Republican Ted Budd and Democrat Cheri Beasley will go down to the wire. The latest polls show Budd with a slight edge, with one within the margin of error,
Fayetteville police are searching for a man who removed an electronic monitoring device, according to a news release. Austin Randall, 26, removed a GPS device at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, according to the news release.
Hop on the bus for a Halloween treat. Families are invited to trick-or-treat at the FAST Transit Center, where bus drivers and other employees will hand out candy on Halloween.
You could feel a pall Monday evening in the Fayetteville City Council chamber of City Hall. An arrangement of flowers adorned the desk of Councilwoman Courtney Banks-McLaughlin, a …
RAEFORD – Cape Fear Valley Health’s Hoke Hospital honored late Sheriff Hubert Peterkin on Tuesday with the unveiling of a community room and the announcement of a new scholarship in his …
A Terry Sanford High School student is charged with having a gun on campus, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday. At 3 p.m. Tuesday, Deputy T. Scott, a school resource …
You can’t keep a good zombie down. They’re back for the 12th annual Zombie Walk and Prom on Friday evening in downtown Fayetteville. The undead will roam the streets from 6 to 10 p.m.
Fayetteville City Manager Doug Hewett has appointed two assistant city managers — one a city veteran and the other a newcomer. Kelly Olivera and Jeffery Yates will become the newest members of the city’s leadership team, according to a news release Tuesday.
