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The 131,000-square-foot event center originally scheduled to come to downtown Fayetteville by late 2025 now must be redesigned in the face of likely delays and increased project costs, county …

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 …

While Cumberland County’s Republican Party has eight candidates vying for  Dist. 2 seats on the Board of Commissioners this year, the GOP is letting the Democrats take three District Court …

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. …

Some members of Cumberland County Schools Superintendent Dr. Marvin Connelly’s cabinet will be receiving raises of up to 15% after the school board approved a bevy of pay increases for the eight-person group at his request.

Lawsuits pile up against PFAS companies

Lawsuits aimed at holding the chemical companies responsible for contaminating the Cape Fear River with harmful PFAS chemicals have been gaining traction in the past couple of months.  …

Fayetteville could soon see a new museum focusing on Black local history and culture, as the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners will consider Tuesday whether to approve a potential contract with the nonprofit Community Development Foundation to take the first steps in the $900,000 project.

A routine meeting got heated Thursday night when the Cumberland County Board of Education took up the question of a potential site for the new E.E. Smith High School.  Audience members in …

Jeff Goldberg didn’t see this one coming. He was the voice of “Good Morning Fayetteville” on WFNC 640 AM radio since Labor Day of 2012 until his final emotional radiocast on …

The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners held its first agenda session of 2024 on Thursday, with commissioners questioning county staff on issues like disaster recovery shelters, affordable housing and the canceled shipment of tons of GenX to Fayetteville.

PWC and customers face $92 million price to filter ‘forever chemicals’ from water

The Fayetteville Public Works Commission — and its customers in and around Fayetteville — face an estimated $92 million cost to design and build filtering equipment to extract “forever chemicals” out of its drinking water supplies, the PWC’s board learned during a presentation Wednesday. 

The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners will hold its first agenda session of 2024 at 1 p.m. Thursday, with commissioners scheduled to hear updates on important projects like affordable housing in Spring Lake and a new water system in the Cedar Creek area.

Fayetteville is asking residents to fill out a survey to gauge their perception and satisfaction with the city’s services, including specific questions about departmental services and broad questions about the city’s overall direction and quality-of-life for residents. 

Fay Block Materials, a family-owned masonry business with an on-site storage facility in north Fayetteville, is looking to expand its storage yard by 1.4 acres via a rezoning request to the …

GOP candidate Venus de la Cruz wants to lose the primary

Republican Cumberland County Commissioner Dist. 2 candidate Venus de la Cruz will not campaign in the GOP primary, she said on Tuesday, and instead will support three other Republican candidates in the eight-person race.

Proposed homeless support center downtown, county commissioner says, not just to get out of the cold   Pamela and Kevin Carter say they have compassion for the homeless population, but …

At its meeting Monday, the Fayetteville City Council approved a special use permit for Cumberland County’s proposed homeless shelter , paving the way for the county to begin the planning and …

The board kicked off 2024 with a closed session for a portion of the Monday meeting, after which Interim Town Manager Chancer McLaughlin read a statement confirming that a Hope Mills Police …

Spring Lake Board approves development plans

The Spring Lake Board of Aldermen approved development plans for a new professional building on Main Street and a proposed location for Starbucks at their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday night.

Hope Mills police major fired amid SBI investigation

A Hope Mills Police Department major has been fired amid a State Bureau of Investigation probe into a Dec. 12 incident at the police department, the town said Monday.  In a reply to a …

PWC to learn about filters to remove PFAS and GenX from drinking water

With federal Environmental Protection Agency regulations on the horizon to keep “forever chemicals” out of drinking water supplies, the Fayetteville Public Works Commission on Wednesday …

As Cumberland County Schools consider options for replacing the aging E.E. Smith High School, a Fort Liberty golf course has emerged as a potential site for a new facility. 

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County homeless shelter hearing to take place Monday

The Fayetteville City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at City Hall.  Here’s what’s on the agenda for Monday: Homeless shelter hearing: The council will hold an …

A North Carolina-based research study on exposure to GenX and related chemicals among people living in the Cape Fear River Basin is analyzing new blood samples from four communities with water supplies heavily contaminated with PFAS, including Fayetteville, Pittsboro, New Hanover County and Brunswick County.   

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