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The public turnout for the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality meeting about chemical pollution of drinking water was disappointingly low, according to some who attended. The state agency …

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 …

Newcomer Hondros defeats incumbent Kinston

Political newcomer Deno Hondros defeated first-term Councilwoman Yvonne Kinston on Tuesday for the District 9 seat on the Fayetteville City Council, according to unofficial returns. Hondros …

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 …

SPRING LAKE — The Spring Lake Board of Aldermen on Monday reviewed goals that will help the town eventually resume control of its finances and other issues outlined in its fiscal accountability …

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.

Residents of Cumberland, Bladen and Robeson counties concerned about the safety and quality of their drinking water will have an opportunity Tuesday, July 26, to ask questions of state environmental experts …

The assistant director of Fayetteville’s public transit system will become its first woman director in August. City leaders said in a news release Monday that Tyffany Neal will be promoted to lead the Fayetteville Area System of Transit

SPRING LAKE — Aggressive driving played a role in a weekend shooting that left a Fayetteville man dead, interim Spring Lake Police Chief Dysoaneik Spellman said. Officers responded to a …

Elbert “Rex” Lucas loves to solve problems with his hands.  The 76-year-old Fayetteville native worked as a heavy equipment maintenance operator for the Army. After his military …

COVID-19 relief grants available for eligible small businesses

Eligible small businesses that were impacted by the coronavirus pandemic may apply for COVID-19 relief grants through the city of Fayetteville. Money from the Small Business Relief Grant Program …

A Fayetteville man has been charged with robbing a business on Ramsey Street on Saturday afternoon. Officers with the Fayetteville Police Department were dispatched to a business on the 5300 block …

Davis Molnar may hold the distinction of being the top high school male athlete in the state, but it is an honor the Terry Sanford High School graduate shares with others. He is skilled in …

Drivers will have to slow down to stay within the speed limit on sections of some of Fayetteville’s busiest roadways. New speed limits will be enforced on parts of Cliffdale Road; Pamalee Drive and Country Club Drive; and Stoney Point Road beginning Wednesday,

In this week’s notebook: an FSU professor receives a Fulbright education award, Fayetteville to hold a Developer Workshop Thursday, the FSU Foundation receives a $50K Enterprise Holdings award and Cumberland County Schools is conducting a bus survey.

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 …

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