The Fayetteville Area System of Transit (FAST) is getting ready to debut its newest bus route next month — an express line that promises to take riders from Cross Creek Mall to Navy Federal Credit Union in 30 minutes.
The North Carolina Immigration Law and Justice Center, a nonprofit organization based in Fayetteville, will hold its second annual holiday soiree Friday in honor of National Immigrants Day. …
Fayetteville’s hometown utility received a financial update at a Public Works Commission meeting Wednesday, where accountants reported that PWC had passed its audit review and achieved an …
Fayetteville Area System of Transit will add its first express route, X1, to serve west Fayetteville starting Nov. 13. X1 is a 30-minute route operating from 6 to 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The Cumberland County Public Library will present Crime Scene Library 2023 on Saturday, Oct. 28, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Headquarters Library, 300 Maiden Lane, …
Army air defense units from Fort Liberty are among those deploying to the Middle East amid the Israel-Hamas war, according to Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, the top Pentagon spokesman.
Kathy Greggs stood outside City Hall clutching the framed plaque like precious cargo that later Monday evening she would present to Mayor Mitch Colvin. You couldn’t have pried it from her grasp. “We’re presenting this plaque in honor of Ted Mohn,” Greggs said on behalf of the Fayetteville Police Accountability Community Task Force, speaking to Colvin after Monday’s council meeting concluded.
Fayetteville Technical Community College will host a lecture about the history, folklore and archaeology of the Lost Colony at 1 p.m. Thursday in the multipurpose room of the Tony Rand Student Center.
Fayetteville is the only city in North Carolina with a population greater than 200,000 people without an LGBTQ+ center. One local organization wants to change that.
As Fayetteville residents grapple with the discovery of four bodies in the past month and a litany of recent homicide investigations — with the latest killing occurring in a shooting on Saturday — Community Watch group leaders report ongoing struggles to get their neighbors to participate in meetings.
One-stop early voting for the Nov. 7 municipal elections is underway at two locations in Cumberland County. Voters will be required to show photo identification at the polls, according to a Board of Elections news release. Residents who do not have a photo ID can get a free one at the Board of Elections Office.
In a week when games were rescheduled because of bad weather, Jack Britt won 30-28 over Gray’s Creek and Terry Sanford soundly defeated E.E. Smith 48-20. Here are other football scores for Cumberland County schools.
The Fayetteville City Council on Monday recognized the work of Tony Brown and his program staff for their work fostering positive opportunities for youths in Fayetteville.
A ribbon cutting to celebrate the reopening of Dorothy Gilmore Therapeutic Recreation Center is scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at the center, 1600 Purdue Drive.
Zombies will take to the streets of downtown Fayetteville to celebrate the Zombie Walk from 6 to 10 p.m. Oct. 27. The free, family-friendly celebration welcomes the spooky to gather in downtown Fayetteville in their best zombie costumes, according to a news release by Cool Spring Downtown District.
On Thursday evening, in the middle of a three-mile stretch along Bragg Boulevard where four bodies were discovered in the past month, a glimmer of hope remained. In the Terry Sanford neighborhood in northern Fayetteville, the Fayetteville Police Department's Faith in Action program was at work. Sponsored by the department’s chaplain program, Faith in Action aims to combat the opioid epidemic by providing a safe and positive environment for people to get harm-reduction supplies and connect with addiction recovery and mental health organizations.
The infamous Addams Family is in Fayetteville, and they’re inviting everyone — living, dead and undecided — to come see them. After a couple of weekday sold-out preview dates, Cape Fear Regional Theatre opened its latest production of “The Addams Family: A Musical Comedy,” on Saturday night to a packed house.
The Fayetteville City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at City Hall, 433 Hay St.
The Fayetteville Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating a homicide that occurred along the 1500 block of Slater Avenue on October 21, 2023. At approximately 9:27 …
The Murchison Choice Neighborhood Plan has earned the 2023 North Carolina Marvin Collins Award in the “advancing equity” category. The awards are presented by the North Carolina chapter of the American Planning Association.
Mayor Pro Tem Johnny Dawkins says there is no place for “dirty politics” in this city. His opponent is playing dirty politics, Dawkins says, in the Fayetteville City Council race for the District 5 seat that represents what some describe as old Fayetteville or the heart of the city. It’s turning into a heated race.
Pine Forest women’s golf coach David May said he was talking to a cohort recently when the subject of Trojan senior golfer Jordan Blanton came up. “Jordan is playing with a different mantra,” May said. “She’s calm and collected. Her whole game is changing.” After a string of scores in the 80s, Blanton peaked earlier this week in the All American Conference tournament at Chicora Golf Club in Dunn, turning in a personal best of 77.
In 2022, Cliffdale Regional Library hosted its first trunk-or-treat. Feedback was positive, and families really appreciated having a safe place with free activities to bring their kids.
The Cumberland County Department of Public Health will hold a “Vax Your Pet, Vax Yourself” event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 4 at the Health Department, 1235 Ramsey St.
Each year, for the past 16 years, more than 500 American flags honoring active-duty military service members and veterans are placed at the Airborne & Special Operations Museum Parade Ground.
