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Admission fees? New venue? Consultant suggests changes to Dogwood Festival

As April’s Dogwood Festival inches closer, a consultant has suggested significant changes to downtown Fayetteville’s biggest annual event — including admission charges.

Barbour's roots reflected in path to new student activities director post

To say Chad Barbour, the new student activities director for Cumberland County Schools, comes from a family rooted in athletics and education is an understatement.

Pinto Bean Cake and Cumberland's rich African American heritage

“Pinto bean cake? You mean … an actual cake made from pinto beans?” I gazed wide-eyed at Ammie McRae Jenkins, founder and Executive Director of the Sandhills Family Heritage Association, waiting for an answer. 

When Lee Vasi stepped into the audition room of American Idol in 2018, she stood across from three music superstars: pop singer Katy Perry, country artist Luke Bryan, and R&B icon Lionel Richie. …

Author Corie Weathers will be on hand to welcome dozens of Fort Liberty military spouses about opportunities regarding the financial well-being, support and job opportunities available for those living the military life at The 12M+ Open House Birthday Bash scheduled from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. today at 670 Southwest Broad St. in Southern Pines.

Huge Segra Stadium crowd watches ECU top UNC

The Fayetteville Woodpeckers minor league baseball team won't start its 2024 season for another six weeks, but the Houston Astros affiliate has already set a franchise record. And they did it by …

When Cumberland County Schools personnel tell students to “talk to the llama,” they aren’t being facetious. 

Crown Event Center delay: Will it cancel concerts, comedy and other shows?

The 18-month delay in the projected opening date of the Crown Event Center planned for downtown Fayetteville creates a question: Will the concerts, comedy shows and other events that have been held at the Cumberland County Crown Complex’s Theatre and Arena on U.S. 301 cease coming to Fayetteville for more than a year and a half?

Three from Fayetteville won Grammy Awards

Three people who grew up in Fayetteville and Cumberland County — J. Harrison Ghee, NaTasha Yvette Williams and Bryce Bordone — won Grammy Awards this month. Performers Ghee and …

The Kirby File: It was a morning of deadly carnage along U.S. 301

They are what you may call footnotes in Cumberland County history, 15 migrant farm workers who were among 21 casualties of a fiery wreck more than 66 years ago along U.S. 301 in Eastover.

Over the last 60 years, Morgan Fairchild has been a familiar face in afternoon soap operas like “Search for Tomorrow” and primetime dramas including “Dallas” and “Flamingo Road,” as well as guest starring in many television series. 

How to grow local roots as you work remotely at Fort Liberty

Remote work has opened up new opportunities for military-affiliated workers, as many remote jobs can travel state to state. As you build a life here in the Fort Liberty area, here are some ways to …

THE KIRBY FILE: Tryon Lancaster always had time to teach, preach … and listen

When it came to caring about students and teachers in Cumberland County, Tryon Lancaster left his mark a thousandfold and beyond. He was an educator. When it came to caring about the …

Retired Fayetteville Technical Community College President Larry Keen was presented with the Realtor’s Cup honor Tuesday night as the 125 th Anniversary Greater Chamber Awards was held at The …

As you may know, February is Black History Month. If you don’t have time to stop by the Cumberland County Public Library for books about Black historic figures and pioneers, we still have …

Make swimming safer this summer

With the new year comes the chance to take up new activities — for you and your children. While summertime beckons with the chance to cannonball into a pool or run into the ocean, the most …

Cape Fear Regional Theatre brings a magical Cinderella to the stage

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella” will grace the Cape Fear Regional Theatre stage  Saturday with preview shows starting Thursday, having already sold out its opening …

Growing pains

From the HomeFront | Jaylin Kremer Life is full of an impossible number of choices and a great deal of what-ifs.  Typical decision making doesn’t normally keep us up at night …

New Year reflection: Learning to reframe chaos into creativity

How’s the New Year going? January can be a cozy post-holiday slow down, but it can also bring the post-holiday blues. Winter with festive lights, parties, and presents? Yes. Winter with …

The sun dips over the tree line and casts a pink glow on the horizon as Coach Richard Seagroves pushes a shopping cart of his coaching essentials from one ballfield to another. In his cart, there are …

You may remember my creepy crawler story about the mischievous critter up there in my attic. He or she would get started somewhere around 4 a.m. to 5 a.m. You could hear the scratching and the …

New perspectives for a New Year

We tend to make New Year resolutions to become new and improved versions of ourselves, but with the right outlook our goals can transform from things we hope to do to a plan to obtain the strength we …

Q&A | Collyn Strother A conversation with curator Collyn Strother about the upcoming ‘Our People: The Black Influence in Contemporary Culture’ exhibit, opening Jan. 26 …

King inspires a purpose focused on people

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is one of my greatest heroes . He was truly a man of the people. He was driven by a desire to make other people’s lives better. One of his observations especially …

Billy Wiggs was like many of us who ponder the afterlife. “I wonder what heaven will be like,” a son would remember conversation no so long ago with a father of such Christian faith. …

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