As you may know, February is Black History Month. If you don’t have time to stop by the Cumberland County Public Library for books about Black historic figures and pioneers, we still have …
Several days a week, aspiring election candidate Zach Traylor and his campaign team head out into Fayetteville to knock on doors and to ask people …
Holt Moore, the attorney for Lumberton , said City Hall gets phone calls almost daily from residents complaining about panhandlers in street medians and parking lots. In one incident, …
A Democratic candidate for N.C. Dist. 42 suspects that fellow party member and incumbent Rep. Marvin Lucas of Spring Lake got the state’s majority-Republican legislature to gerrymander the …
Say hello to the Yomi. You’ll find the Yomi over at Sandhills Oral Surgery, Periodontics & Dental Implant Specialists working alongside oral surgeons like Dr. Gary Jones …
Nonprofit entities in Cumberland County will have another chance to apply for federal American Rescue Plan act funding.
It’s back to the drawing board for the proposed downtown Crown Event Center after the county recently learned that construction costs leaped from $131.7 million to $163.5 million.
The Fayetteville Public Works Commission on Wednesday unanimously recommended that the City Council award a bid to repair 4,000 feet of a 54-inch diameter sewer outfall pipe southeast of Fayetteville …
You knew David Barkman in this community by watching his journey on the path of life he chose, his heart and empathy for others and from those he loved and those who admired and loved him back, because of who David Barkman was in life.
A week after project managers revealed to Cumberland County commissioners that the Crown Event Center would take longer to complete and cost far more than expected, the project team has come up with …
When the majority of the Spring Lake Board of Aldermen took office in 2021, the small town of just under 12,000 was freshly enmeshed in a financial crisis in the wake of the Local Government …
Fayetteville’s water, sewer and electric company anticipates spending about $18.6 million to line 4,000 feet of a damaged 54-inch diameter sewer line and stabilize the terrain around it to …
The deadline for the 2024 annual property tax listing period is Jan. 31: Listing forms must b e updated, s i gned, and returned and must be postmarked by the U.S. Postal Service no later than Jan. 31 …
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved their 2024 Federal Legislative Agenda during the board’s regular meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 16. Each year, the Board …
Call this conversation for a new location of E.E. Smith High School a polarizing dilemma for the school with a rich history and proud heritage. Take it from its home district near the Seabrook, …
White Flag shelter locations will be open over the weekend on the nights of Friday, Jan. 19, Saturday, Jan. 20, and Sunday, Jan. 21, for residents who need a place to escape freezing temperatures. …
In its 96 years of existence, E.E. Smith High School has seen five different locations — and if some local officials have their say, it will soon see its sixth.
Voters this year could put four people from Fayetteville and Cumberland into four of North Carolina’s top statewide offices. The three Democrats and one Republican are running for …
The Cumberland Board of County Commissioners finds itself in something of a conundrum after learning Monday that the price tag for what was a $131.7 million Crown Event Center scheduled for …
The cultural practice of harvesting woodland plants and herbs for medicinal purposes along the Cape Fear River Basin is a risky proposition for tribal communities like the Cape Fear Band …
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners unanimously passed new restrictions on vape and hemp shops Tuesday as part of what Chairman Glenn Adams has described as efforts to address nicotine consumption among youth.
The 131,000-square-foot event center originally scheduled to come to downtown Fayetteville by late 2025 now must be redesigned in the face of likely delays and increased project costs, county …
You may remember my creepy crawler story about the mischievous critter up there in my attic. He or she would get started somewhere around 4 a.m. to 5 a.m. You could hear the scratching and the …
While Cumberland County’s Republican Party has eight candidates vying for Dist. 2 seats on the Board of Commissioners this year, the GOP is letting the Democrats take three District Court …
Q&A | Collyn Strother A conversation with curator Collyn Strother about the upcoming ‘Our People: The Black Influence in Contemporary Culture’ exhibit, opening Jan. 26 …
