Cumberland County Schools will hold its Choice Fair 2022 on Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at E.E. Smith High School, 1800 Seabrook Road. Families will have the opportunity to learn more about the …
A 911 call reporting that students had been shot at Jack Britt High School on Thursday morning proved false, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office.
Christmas in the Park will bring a drive-thru show of holiday lights to Arnette Park beginning Sunday. The 100-acre park is next to the Cape Fear River at 2165 Wilmington Highway off N.C. 87 at …
Didn’t see this one coming. Not in the parking lot in front of the Judge E. Maurice Braswell Cumberland County Courthouse. But that’s where, we learned Monday, the Crown Event …
A man wanted in a fatal shooting Friday night on Town Street was arrested Monday morning in Jesup, Georgia, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said.
The Board of Commissioners voted Monday to build the new Crown Event Center downtown in the space between the current courthouse and the historic courthouse on Gillespie street. The space is …
Tater bread, chicken and “paster,” and collard greens with chow-chow were on the menu for the Taste of Our Culture tribute to Native American heritage.
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on Monday will hold a special meeting to possibly disclose the proposed site for the Crown Event Center and to consider contracting with an architect to …
A shooting Friday night on Town Street left one man dead, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies responded to a shooting at 10:42 p.m. on the 3500 block of Town Street, the …
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on Monday adopted its 2023 federal legislative agenda, which includes affordable housing, contaminated drinking water remediation and addressing food …
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners voted 5-2 Monday in favor of two new ordinances designed to remove homeless individuals from parking or camping on county-owned property. Because the …
More than 60 animals were seized from a residence on Marigold Drive as part of an investigation into animal neglect and hoarding, Cumberland County Animal Services said Monday. Cumberland County …
Several animals died of smoke inhalation after a fire Sunday morning in a hut at Seventy-First High School, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said. The Sheriff's Office responded to the …
HOPE MILLS – A 2-mile section of the Fayetteville Outer Loop, also known as Interstate 295, opened to traffic Monday morning between Parkton and Hope Mills. The new section runs between Exit …
In this week’s notebook: Alex McFadyen of Coldwell Banker Advantage wins national “Rookie of the Year” award; FTCC welcomes two new trustees, and three returning trustees; Johnny A. Carter inducted into Cumberland County Agricultural Hall of Fame.
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners will meet Monday for its regular meeting at 6:45 p.m in Room 118 at the Cumberland County Courthouse. The agenda is set out here. During this meeting …
When I started in my role as the director of Cumberland County Public Library almost a year and a half ago, our library locations — like many libraries and organizations across the country — were just beginning the process of reopening following the COVID-19 closure. In the past two-plus years, our library staff has masterfully pivoted to serve our community and residents in innovative ways.
Cumberland County Solid Waste Management, the city of Fayetteville and Sustainable Sandhills will host an Electronic Waste Drive on Saturday at the Ann Street Landfill. The event will be from 8 a.m. …
The Knox Street East Access Control Point located off Bragg Boulevard will permanently close Dec. 1 due to reduced traffic, Fort Bragg officials announced Friday. “This decision is …
Fayetteville Technical Community College’s new fire and emergency training complex will be named for college President J. Larry Keen. Keen, who is retiring Jan. 1, learned Wednesday night …
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality and Chemours Fayetteville Works earlier this week agreed to end litigation over a required water filtration system that is supposed to …
A Hope Mills man has been charged in a fatal shooting that happened Tuesday on State Street, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said. James Christopher Brown Jr., 27, is charged in the …
A committee of the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday approved a staff-recommended architectural firm to design a new events center.
United Way of Cumberland County announced its next initiative — an “Over the Edge” fundraiser — on Tuesday evening as the organization celebrated its leadership givers at …
Cumberland County should transfer $2.7 million in federal funding from a sewer project to an affordable housing project, officials decided Monday afternoon.
