School Board Questions Selling Lillian Black Elementary Campus for $1
The red brick halls of Lillian Black Elementary School have sat empty in Spring Lake for nearly four years.
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Cumberland County
Fayetteville’s Goodyear Tire Factory to Close in 2027
The manufacturing plant opened in 1969 and employs 1,700 people.
Cumberland Commissioners Schedule Hearing on Data Center Moratorium
The public can comment on plans for a temporary ban during the hearing on May 18.
Cumberland County Commissioners to Consider Data Center Moratorium
Commissioners will discuss a draft moratorium on Thursday. A vote on a temporary ban on data centers could come following a public hearing in May.
Complaints Filed Against 2 GOP Members of Cumberland County Elections Board
Watchdog blasts leadership of elections board chair, questions legality of $25,000 donation by board secretary, in complaints to State Board of Elections.
Fayetteville
Upscale Hotel Development Proposed for Empty Lot Near County Courthouse
The Cumberland on Gillespie Street in downtown Fayetteville would have 126 rooms, a rooftop bar, and a signature restaurant and sit where Crown Event Center was supposed to be built.
Cumberland County Elections Director Targeted for Termination
The Republican majority of the Cumberland County Board of Elections asked the state director to fire county Elections Director Angie Amaro.
After Troubled Build, Fayetteville’s New Tennis Center Gets Public Preview
One of the contractors left the job unfinished, triggering a lawsuit, a state audit, and a criminal probe that continues as The Courts at Glenville Lake gets ready to welcome visitors.
OPINION & COLUMNS
Column: Musings of a Mortifying Mother
With Mother’s Day in mind, columnist Claire Mullen reflects on when she started becoming a mortifying mother in the eyes of her daughter.
Obituaries
Raymond Paul LaBarre
Raymond Paul LaBarre passed away on April 7, 2026. He was 66. Raymond is preceded in death by his father, Joseph LaBarre. He is survived by Rachel Cash, her children James Cash (Jennifer) and their children Alaina,…
Joshua Crider
September 20, 1973 — May 21, 2026 Joshua Crider, born on September 20, 1973, in Morristown, Tennessee, left an indelible mark on the hearts of those who knew him when he passed away on May 21, 2026.…
David Lee Irving
June 20, 1964 — May 19, 2026 David Lee Irving, 61, of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. He was born in Cumberland County, North Carolina, on June 20, 1964, to the…