SPRING LAKE — The Spring Lake Board of Aldermen will hear a financial report presented by the N.C. Local Government Commission at its work session Monday night. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. in the Grady Howard Conference Toom of the municipal complex.

The All American half marathon and 5K races returned in person  on Saturday after three years of virtual runs. This year's half marathon started at 7 a.m., followed by the 5k start at 7:30 followed by the 5k start at 7:30 a.m. Half marathoners had four hours to complete the race.  

Multiple anonymous tips to CrimeStoppers about drug activity on Hilltop Avenue led to the arrest of a man and woman on drug charges, according to the Fayetteville Police Department.

In a crowded room at Smith Recreation Center on Monday night, about 50 people gathered to learn more about a new approach to public safety in Fayetteville. Lisette Rodriguez and Shaun McMillan, community organizers and city residents, organized Monday’s town-hall meeting. They called for the creation of an “office of community safety,” a city government entity that would be separate from the Police Department and would, among other things, respond to mental health crises and offer recommendations to hold the Police Department accountable

Three men have been arrested in the robbery of the Waffle House in the 2100 block of Cedar Creek Road, according to the Fayetteville Police Department.

Guinevere Gentry Bailey Fulton, 91, of Fayetteville passed away on Saturday morning, March 25, 2023 at Village Green Rehabilitation Center.  Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this …

William Roy Fish, 70, of Fayetteville passed away on Thursday, March 23, 2023 at his home with his beloved family by his side. Roy was born August 12, 1952 in Clarkston, Washington to the late …

Eleanor Cox Sojka passed away peacefully on March 21, 2023.  Born July 1, 1937, the daughter of the late John Alton Cox Senior and June Fulghum Cox, she grew up in Fayetteville, North Carolina, where she made many lifelong friends. 

Rachel R. Violette, 85, of Fayetteville, passed away peacefully in her home with her family by her side on Monday, March 20, 2023. Rachel was a retired civil service worker at Fort Bragg, but her biggest career was raising her five children.

Sue McKinnon Priest died on Monday, March 20, 2023. Born in Cumberland County on January 11, 1936, the daughter of the late Earl Dallas McKinnon and Gertrude Wood McKinnon. She graduated from …