A four-lane section of Person Street near the Cape Fear River will become three-lane as part of a plan to improve safety. The section to be upgraded is one third of a mile and runs from Eastern Boulevard to the Person Street Bridge and Water Street
The public turnout for the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality meeting about chemical pollution of drinking water was disappointingly low, according to some who attended. The state agency …
Residents of Cumberland, Bladen and Robeson counties concerned about the safety and quality of their drinking water will have an opportunity Tuesday, July 26, to ask questions of state environmental experts …
The assistant director of Fayetteville’s public transit system will become its first woman director in August. City leaders said in a news release Monday that Tyffany Neal will be promoted to lead the Fayetteville Area System of Transit
Elbert “Rex” Lucas loves to solve problems with his hands. The 76-year-old Fayetteville native worked as a heavy equipment maintenance operator for the Army. After his military …
Davis Molnar may hold the distinction of being the top high school male athlete in the state, but it is an honor the Terry Sanford High School graduate shares with others. He is skilled in …
Drivers will have to slow down to stay within the speed limit on sections of some of Fayetteville’s busiest roadways. New speed limits will be enforced on parts of Cliffdale Road; Pamalee Drive and Country Club Drive; and Stoney Point Road beginning Wednesday,
In this week’s notebook: an FSU professor receives a Fulbright education award, Fayetteville to hold a Developer Workshop Thursday, the FSU Foundation receives a $50K Enterprise Holdings award and Cumberland County Schools is conducting a bus survey.
Fayetteville Technical Community College will partner with Blue Ridge Power and Cumberland County Schools to offer a pre-apprenticeship program in solar power construction to high school students …
A Sanford man was arrested Thursday and charged with statutory rape and 23 other counts in a sexual assault case, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said. William Darryl Wright, 56, was …
The Fayetteville Technical Community College board of trustees met Thursday in a special called meeting to receive recommendations from the Presidential Search Committee on the potential successor to …
Students will not have to wear uniforms in Cumberland County public schools in the coming school year. School uniform requirements will be waived for the 2022-23 term, according to a news release.
On the recommendation of Cumberland County Schools Superintendent Marvin Connelly Jr., the Board of Education approved five district-level appointments and one principal appointment at a meeting Wednesday morning.
A called meeting of the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners was canceled Monday evening because a majority of the commissioners did not attend. County Manager Amy Cannon had been expected to ask the board to consider creating two more water and sewer districts to combat a growing accumulation of forever chemicals in part of the county’s well-water supply.
“Good morning, Hornet family!” With that opening delivered over the intercom, Principal David Greene kicked off the new school year Monday morning for the 525 students who attend Anne Chesnutt Middle School on Skibo Road.
Cumberland County holding career fair Thursday Cumberland County government will host “Cumberland Careers,” a countywide career fair, on Thursday from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Crown …
Cumberland County Manager Amy Cannon on Monday is expected to ask the Board of Commissioners to create two new water and sewer districts to combat contamination of private wells due to GenX and other PFAS chemicals in portions of the county.
Cape Fear Valley Mobile Integrated Healthcare: Cumberland County Emergency Medical Services recently received the Gold Plus for 2022 Mission Lifeline award from the American Heart Association, and …
Chemours announced Wednesday that it is challenging the new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency health advisory for GenX, one of dozens of so-called forever chemicals found in high concentrations in the Cape Fear River and in drinking water wells in Cumberland County.
The Rev. Stuart Collick stood before the Fayetteville-Cumberland County Homeless Committee on Tuesday and begged its members to step up as leaders and get projects moving on behalf of the homeless.
Cumberland County has received $937,600 from the Golden LEAF Foundation that will be used to clear and grade 30 acres on the county-owned Sand Hill Road site. “We are happy that our …
The state Department of Environmental Quality is hosting a community information meeting on July 26 in Fayetteville to discuss new EPA guidelines related to GenX and what that means for area …
Fayetteville State recognized as Adobe Creative Campus Fayetteville State University has been designated an Adobe Creative Campus, the college said in a release. “As an Adobe …
Jack Thompson is a certified paramedic, and he still can see the middle-aged woman at the recent Heartfelt Banquet standing there with her family. He felt the emotion of that evening at Manna …
Cumberland County Schools is looking to fill 200 vacancies, with the majority of those positions being certified teachers. To help fill those positions, the school system is scheduling virtual …
