Some lanes of Raeford Road near Ireland Drive will be closed starting next week for shoulder repairs, the N.C. Department of Transportation said. Erosion has damaged the shoulder and slope along Raeford Road where a culvert carries Buckhead Creek underneath the road, the Transportation Department said in a release. Maintenance crews plan to use dump trucks and excavators to add dirt and rip rap to the side of the road to make the repairs.
If someone were to ask Jefferson Skinner if he would rather be successful as a student, masterful as an artist or exceptional as a global citizen, he would probably ask why he has to choose. The …
Cumberland County Manager Amy Cannon on Thursday presented the county's fiscal 2023 recommended budget to the Board of Commissioners during a special called meeting. The county's tax rate remains unchanged at 79.9 cents per $100 of assessed property value.
The Fayetteville City Council on Thursday held the first of three scheduled budget work sessions. The meeting focused on city salaries and an update on American Rescue Plan Act funding. The …
The CityView TODAY podcast airs each month. Moderator Tim White talks with CityView TODAY reporters and others in the community about topics and issues that are in the news in Fayetteville and …
For Jedidiah “Jed” Coon, life hasn’t always been easy. Though he has faced many challenges, the Cape Fear High School senior chose to embrace opportunity. Jed was welcomed …
Volatility in the energy market and the lingering economic pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic will mandate continued fiscal caution, leaders of Fayetteville’s public utility were told …
A second person has been charged in connection with a fatal shooting May 7 on Gordon Way. Micaiah Henderson-Palmer, 23, was arrested Wednesday morning outside her home on the 600 block of …
Educators at Alger B. Wilkins High School believe that relationships can make all the difference. The school incorporates the Communities in Schools’ caring philosophy combining strong personal …
Assault, domestic violence and vehicle theft cases rose in the first quarter, but homicides and rapes decreased, according to Fayetteville Police Chief Gina Hawkins. Hawkins presented a report on …
Fort Bragg, home of the airborne, may soon become Fort Liberty if Congress approves the recommendations of the Naming Commission tasked with remaining military installations bearing names of …
Confound COVID 19, the public health menace. About the time we think we’re getting past the coronavirus, it rears its ugly head again. “We are beginning to see an increase in …
No significant increases in taxes or fees are recommended in the 2022-23 budget presented to the Fayetteville City Council on Monday night. The total budget is $248.25 million.
SPRING LAKE — The Spring Lake Board of Aldermen heard a mostly positive financial update from the Local Government Commission Monday night during a regularly scheduled work session.
Money for schools, a countywide water system, and a possible rail link between Cumberland and Wake counties were topics discussed during a joint meeting Monday of the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners, the county Board of Education and members of the local legislative delegation.
SPRING LAKE — The Spring Lake Board of Aldermen on Monday is scheduled to hear an update on the town’s finances from the Local Government Commission. The board meets at 6 p.m. in the …
The Fayetteville City Council is expected to get its first look at the proposed fiscal 2022-23 budget during its regular monthly meeting Monday night. The council is also expected to schedule a …
A modular and manufactured home builder is expanding to southeastern North Carolina, bringing in 182 jobs over the next five years. Champion Home Builders, which is a subsidiary of Skyline …
Hasty joins Fayetteville Cumberland County Economic Development Corp. Kim Hasty has been named communications director for the Fayetteville Cumberland County Economic Development Corp. The …
You’ve heard about the young at heart. Well, say hello to Bob Matlack. “As 80 approached, he treated himself to something he has always wanted,” Anne Matlack says about her husband. “A Porsche 911 convertible.”
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on Monday will hold a joint meeting with the county's Board of Education and the local legislative delegation. Chief among the issues expected to be …
Two former members of the Fayetteville Historic Resources Commission say Mayor Mitch Colvin circumvented the commission's policies when he and a group of unidentified investors renovated the exterior …
HOPE MILLS — A man has been charged in the deaths of a woman and her son earlier this week in Hope Mills. Rodney William McCrary, 68, was arrested early Saturday and charged in the deaths of 48-year-old Julie Camacho Smith and her 25-year-old son Desmond Miles Brewington, Hope Mills police said.
Volunteers and soldiers unloaded more than 7,000 boots Friday, tagging each one with a photo of a fallen service member and adorning each with an American flag for a display at Hedrick Stadium on …
A 20-year-old Fayetteville man has been charged with having a gun on campus Friday at Pine Forest High School, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputy V. Singletary, a school resource officer with the Sheriff’s Office, found an unloaded Ruger LCP .380 and two live rounds of ammunition in an individual’s backpack on campus, the Sheriff’s Office said.
