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Fayetteville City Council to see four new members

The Fayetteville City Council will undergo a considerable change next month with four new members joining five incumbents, according to unofficial results Tuesday.  Three of those new council …

The new Fayetteville City Council will have four new members and five incumbents, according to unofficial results of Tuesday’s election. Mayor Mitch Colvin defeated his challenger to win …

Fayetteville Mayor Mitch Colvin easily won re-election Tuesday, complete but unofficial election returns show. Colvin, who was first elected mayor in 2017, defeated political newcomer Freddie de …

Kathy Jensen defeats challenger Alex Rodriguez

Kathy Jensen will serve her fifth term on the Fayetteville City Council after defeating Alex Rodriguez on Tuesday in the race for the District 1 seat, according to unofficial returns. Jensen, 57, …

City Councilwoman Shakeyla Ingram, running for her second term in office, held off former Councilman Tyrone Williams in Tuesday’s election for the District 2 seat on the Fayetteville City Council, according to unofficial results.

Challenger Mario Benavente edged incumbent Antonio Jones by six votes on Tuesday in the election to represent District 3 on the Fayetteville City Council, unofficial returns show. Benavente …

D.J. Haire wins 11th term in District 4

D.J. Haire will be one of the longest-serving members of the Fayetteville City Council after easily turning back challenger Thomas C. Greene on Tuesday for the District 4 seat, according to …

Incumbent Fayetteville City Councilman Johnny Dawkins handily defeated political newcomer Fred G. LaChance on Tuesday in the election for the District 5 seat on the council, according to unofficial results.

Derrick Thompson defeated business owner Peter Pappas in Tuesday’s municipal election, according to unofficial returns. Thompson received 962 votes and Pappas received 619 votes, according o unofficial results from the N.C. State Board of Elections.

Political newcomer Brenda McNair on Tuesday upset incumbent Larry O. Wright Sr. for the District 7 seat on the Fayetteville City Council, according to unofficial returns. McNair received 679 votes …

Freshman City Councilwoman Courtney Banks-McLaughlin will return for a second term representing District 8, according to unofficial election returns.

Bill Kirby Jr.: Mama always voted, and so do I

You’ll find the old house along N.C. 690 heading into the little town of Vass in Moore County. Seems like it has been there forever and a day. “That’s Bill Smith’s …

Tuesday is Election Day for Fayetteville voters, who will cast ballots for mayor and nine members of the City Council. Polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

More than 4,000 cast ballots during early voting period

Candidates and their supporters were out Saturday urging people to vote on the last day of early voting ahead of the Fayetteville municipal election. The Board of Elections office on Fountainhead …

On a podcast in May, City Council candidate Tyrone Williams denied that the FBI investigated a secretly taped conversation in which Williams tells the project manager of the Prince Charles Hotel properties that he can make “a cloud” on a lien disappear for $15,000.

In the Fayetteville City Council District 2 race, incumbent Shakeyla Ingram is being challenged by former Councilman Tyrone Williams. Both are Fayetteville natives who grew up in the district.

Incumbent Ingram facing former Councilman Williams in District 2

Shakeyla Ingram is campaigning to keep her District 2 seat on the Fayetteville City Council. Challenging her is former Councilman Tyrone Williams, who is running for office again after reluctantly resigning four years ago when allegations emerged that he tried to solicit money from a developer.

Public safety and quality of life are key issues for both men in Fayetteville’s mayoral race. Colvin, 49, served on the City Council for two terms, including a stint as mayor pro tem, before …

Fayetteville Mayor Mitch Colvin says improving public safety is a key part of providing economic opportunity for everyone, which he believes is the city’s most pressing need. His challenger …

One-stop early voting ends Saturday in the elections for Fayetteville mayor and City Council. In Cumberland County, early voting is open only at the Board of Elections Office, 227 Fountainhead Lane.

Fred LaChance says it’s time “for the average Joe to get out and go walking.” Three-term City Councilman Johnny Dawkins says there’s still work to be done on public safety and infrastructure.

Political newcomer Fred LaChance is challenging Councilman Johnny Dawkins to represent District 5 on the Fayetteville City Council. LaChance, 70, is a Navy veteran who owns and operates an …

Political newcomer Deno Hondros is challenging Councilwoman Yvonne Kinston for the City Council District 9 seat. Both are Fayetteville natives.   And public safety and government …

Public safety and government transparency rank among the top issues for the candidates who want to represent District 9 on the Fayetteville City Council. Political newcomer Deno Hondros is challenging incumbent Councilwoman Yvonne Kinston for the seat.

Courtney Banks-McLaughlin, a member of the Fayetteville City Council who represents District 8, is being challenged by businessman Michael Pinkston in the July 26 election.

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