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Cape Fear Botanical Garden has received a Youth Growth Stock Trust Grant from United Way of Cumberland County to support intergenerational learning, exploration, creativity and an appreciation for nature, according to a news release. 

Historically, Cumberland County schools are named for former superintendents who are remembered for their distinguished education careers. No school will be named for Bill Harrison, the superintendent from 1997 to 2009, and Harrison will tell you that’s perfectly fine with him.

Fayetteville State University’s Olympic-size swimming pool reopened to the campus community in January after a nearly three-year hiatus and almost $750,000 in restorations.

Writers’ group is back at the library

Dear writers: Your passion does not have to be a lonely ordeal. You can hang out with other creative people in one of the longest-running writers groups in the area: the Cumberland County Public Library’s Write On, Right Now (WORN): The Sequel.

Marvin Connelly Jr., superintendent of Cumberland County Schools, has received the Sandhills Regional Education Consortium's Superintendent of the Year award, according to a news release.

Finalists for principals and assistant principals of the year were announced Tuesday during Cumberland County Schools’ Summer Leadership Conference. Awards will be given in elementary, middle and high school categories.

Methodist University has named an area of campus that includes the Physician Assistant Academic Building and Medical Lecture Hall for longtime benefactor Frank P. Stout, according to a news release. 

Don't stop; keep learning over the summer

School may be out, but your child can keep on top of learning without being in the classroom. Cumberland County Public Library’s website has several digital resources to help you keep your little one’s brain active and entertained all summer without the hassle of homework.

Eight schools in the Cumberland County district will have new principals in the fall. The Board of Education has approved the following assignments: Timberly Jones is the new principal …

Members of the Class of 2023 of Cumberland Academy Virtual School leave a record of exceptional achievement as they transition from high school to the next part of life’s journey.

Reid Ross Classical High School Principal Tyson Johnson praised his students’ perseverance in difficult times during the 2023 commencement on Wednesday. Wednesday was the fourth and final day of the district’s graduation marathon.

Nearly 1,000 high school students in five Cumberland County high schools, including Jack Britt, received their diplomas Wednesday as graduation week wrapped up. Wednesday was the fourth and …

Steven Barbour agrees that there’s a lingering stigma among some in the education profession that coaches don’t make the best teachers. While he may agree with that notion, he and coaches like him are doing everything they can to erase it from everyone’s memory.

Graduates at Terry Sanford High School were encouraged “to disobey” as they pursue their dreams. Nearly 1,000 high school students in five Cumberland County high schools, including Terry Sanford, received their diplomas Wednesday as graduation week wrapped up.

Nearly 1,000 high school students in five Cumberland County high schools received their diplomas Wednesday as graduation week wrapped up. Wednesday was the fourth and final day of the district’s graduation marathon.

South View High School valedictorian Joshua Kim advised his fellow graduates that as they work toward their goals for the future, they also take the time to savor the present. “Living in …

Massey Hill Classical High School Principal Douglas Massengill quoted Winston Churchill when he spoke to graduates during commencement exercises Tuesday. More than 900 high school seniors received their diplomas Tuesday as Massey Hill and three other Cumberland County schools held commencements.

Valedictorian Jalen Cannon urged classmates at Seventy-First High School to not give up hope. More than 900 high school seniors received their diplomas Tuesday as four more Cumberland County schools held commencement exercises.

More than 900 high school seniors received their diplomas Tuesday as four more Cumberland County schools held commencement exercises. The ceremonies were held at the Crown Coliseum.

Each year, Cumberland County Schools names a graduating senior at each high school as a Standout Senior. The 17  2023 Standout Seniors  are bright, …

More than 1,300 high school seniors received their diplomas during five graduation ceremonies on Monday at the Crown Coliseum. Among them were three sets of twins in the senior class of Pine Forest High School.

More than 1,300 high school seniors received their diplomas during five graduation ceremonies on Monday at the Crown Coliseum. Cape Fear High School valedictorian Nick Shook challenged classmates to “make a difference.”

More than 1,300 high school seniors received their diplomas during five graduation ceremonies on Monday at the Crown Coliseum. Salutatorian Jaylah Jacobs addressed the assembly for the A.B. Wilkins High School Class of 2023.

More than 1,300 high school seniors received their diplomas during five graduation ceremonies on Monday at the Crown Coliseum.

Each year, Cumberland County Schools names a graduating senior at each high school as a Standout Senior. Jayvion Summerville will graduate from South View High School answered these questions about his education and his future.

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