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Local Government Commission praises Spring Lake for fiscal stewardship

SPRING LAKE -- The Spring Lake Board of Aldermen earned praise Monday from the North Carolina Local Government Commission for responsible stewardship and efforts to get the town’s financial problems corrected.

Spring Lake board to set road closure for Veterans Day, mural unveiling

Spring Lake’s Board of Aldermen is expected on Monday to pass an ordinance declaring a road closure for the town’s Veterans Day ceremony. The board meets at 6 p.m. in the Grady Howard Conference Room of the Spring Lake municipal complex.

Interim town manager lauded by Spring Lake board

The Spring Lake Board of Aldermen on Monday applauded interim Town Manager Jason Williams — who also serves as the town's fire chief — by celebrating almost a year in the town’s top administrative position.

Spring Lake board to get update on Veterans Park on Monday

The Spring Lake Board of Aldermen expects to hear an update about improvements to Veterans Park and approve an amendment to the Special Events Advisory Committee bylaws at its regular meeting Monday.

Spring Lake board greets new interim finance officer

Spring Lake’s Board of Aldermen got an introduction to the town’s new interim finance officer — an appointee of the state employed to help the town regain its fiscal footing after a …

SPRING LAKE — Police are investigating a Monday night shooting that left a woman dead and three children injured, according to a news release. The shootings were reported at 7:45 p.m. Monday at South Sixth Street and N.C. 210.

The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners met Thursday to discuss the agenda for its meeting Monday and approve its consent agenda.

SPRING LAKE — The Spring Lake Board of Aldermen voted to table unsealing nine sets of closed-session meeting minutes on Monday night. The minutes range from March 25, 2019, to April 12, 2021, and deal with economic development projects that Alderman Raul Palacios says should be open to the public.

SPRING LAKE — The Spring Lake Board of Aldermen is expected on Monday to consider a contract to host an economic development retreat, as well as look at approving monthly “Main …

SPRING LAKE — The Spring Lake Board of Aldermen on Monday approved requests for a 120-home neighborhood, a six-unit townhome complex, a new day care center and a Starbucks cafe on Monday.

Spring Lake board to consider rezoning requests for new townhouses

SPRING LAKE — The Spring Lake Board of Aldermen will hold public hearings and vote on rezoning requests that could lead to new townhouses and a Starbucks in town.

Cumberland County school board members look forward to 2023-24 school year

The Cumberland County Board of Education met Tuesday after a monthlong summer break to discuss the upcoming school year and plans for new and old buildings. Superintendent Marvin Connelly Jr. …

Spring Lake aldermen approve plans to name park after recreation coach

SPRING LAKE — The Spring Lake Board of Aldermen is moving forward with plans to name Woodland West Park after longtime resident and coach Rex Perry and the police annex after former Police Chief and Mayor Billy Manning.

SPRING LAKE — The Spring Lake Board of Aldermen is expected to discuss the renaming of Woodland West Park at when it meets Monday night. The board will meet at 6 p.m. Monday in the Grady …

Candidates have until noon today to file for municipal offices in Cumberland County, according to the Board of Elections. As the filing period neared its end Thursday, two more challengers emerged for the District 2 Fayetteville City Council seat; the Hope Mills commissioners race gained two hopefuls; and a challenger filed to become mayor of Spring Lake.

Candidates filed for office in Spring Lake, Stedman and Wade on Friday, according to the Cumberland County Board of Elections Office. In Spring Lake, Mayor Pro Tem Robyn Chadwick filed Friday for reelection to the Board of Aldermen.

Godwin Mayor Willie Burnette filed for reelection on Wednesday, the fourth day of filing for 2023 municipal elections. In Spring Lake, a new challenger emerged for the Board of Aldermen as Jackie Lee Jackson filed for a seat, according to the Cumberland County Board of Elections Office.

Fayetteville voters will decide a rematch in the mayor’s race, and at least three candidates are targeting the District 5 City Council seat, according to candidate filings Friday, the first day …

SPRING LAKE — The Spring Lake Board of Aldermen endorsed an $8.1 million budget for the next fiscal year at its meeting on Monday and added a planned investment in public art on Main Street.

SPRING LAKE — The Spring Lake Board of Aldermen voted Monday night to accept an interlocal agreement on sales tax collection that includes revisions south by Cumberland County. The N.C. Local Government Commission also held a public hearing on the town’s 2023-24 budget.

Spring Lake aldermen to consider next year’s budget, state oversight

SPRING LAKE — The Board of Aldermen will hold a public hearing Monday night on next year’s budget with representatives of the N.C. Local Government Commission and also hear draft ordinances on a business registration inventory and special event permits.

SPRING LAKE — The Spring Lake Board of Aldermen discussed preparing for a shortfall in sales tax revenue while hearing good news about the state of the town’s finances during a budget meeting on Wednesday night.

SPRING LAKE — A mural depicting a message of support and gratitude for those who defend America was unveiled before the Spring Lake Board of Aldermen on Monday night as one of the first public …

SPRING LAKE — The Spring Lake Community Appearance Committee will unveil the design and name the artist for a new mural on Main Street during the town Board of Aldermen meeting.

SPRING LAKE — The Spring Lake Board of Aldermen has applied for a rural transformation grant to revitalize Main Street, the board said at its meeting Monday night at Town Hall.

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