Two political newcomers are vying for an open seat on the Fayetteville City Council to represent District 6. Businessman Peter Pappas says the city needs “mature, reasoned leadership.” Retired postal worker Derrick Thompson says quality of life should be “everyone’s top priority.”

SPRING LAKE — The Spring Lake Board of Aldermen on Monday night approved the appointment of Michael Porter as the new town attorney. The terms of the agreement, which is for two years, are …

Public safety is the top concern for the candidates who hope to represent District 3 on the Fayetteville City Council. And they agree that expanding economic opportunity is an important strategy to reduce crime.

In the race for the Fayetteville City Council District 3 seat, incumbent Antonio Jones is being challenged by Mario Benavente. Jones was appointed to the seat in December by the City Council to …

Cumberland County has received $937,600 from the Golden LEAF Foundation that will be used to clear and grade 30 acres on the county-owned Sand Hill Road site. “We are happy that our …

SPRING LAKE — The Spring Lake Board of Aldermen on Monday is expected to hire Michael Porter as the new town attorney. Porter has a law practice in Fayetteville that specializes in business …

As one of the longest-serving members of the Fayetteville City Council, D.J. Haire credits his 10 terms representing District 4 to his willingness to listen not only to his constituents but to all city residents.

D.J. Haire is one of the longest-serving members of the Fayetteville City Council, having represented District 4 for 10 terms.  His challenger, Thomas C. Greene, says city leadership is …

The state Department of Environmental Quality is hosting a community information meeting on July 26 in Fayetteville to discuss new EPA guidelines related to GenX and what that means for area …

Kathy Keefe Jensen, who has served four terms on the Fayetteville City Council and is mayor pro tem, is running for reelection to represent District 1. Her challenger is Alex Rodriguez, a political …

Fayetteville State recognized as Adobe Creative Campus   Fayetteville State University has been designated an Adobe Creative Campus, the college said in a release. “As an Adobe …

Jack Thompson is a certified paramedic, and he still can see the middle-aged woman at the recent Heartfelt Banquet standing there with her family. He felt the emotion of that evening at Manna …

Kathy Keefe Jensen says rapid growth is bringing opportunity to Fayetteville. Alex Rodriguez says the fast pace of development, particularly of large residential projects, is taxing public services.

Cumberland County Schools is looking to fill 200 vacancies, with the majority of those positions being certified teachers. To help fill those positions, the school system is scheduling virtual …

The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office has charged two people with first-degree murder after a man and a woman were found dead in a motel overnight.

Detectives with the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office are asking the public for help in identifying a man they say robbed a woman of her wallet at a convenience store Wednesday night. The …

To help reduce PFAS groundwater contamination, Chemours has applied for a state permit to build an underground 1-mile barrier wall along the Cape Fear River near its facility in southern Cumberland County, but some advocacy groups and residents in the area say the permit doesn’t go far enough.

Construction on the final segment of the Fayetteville Outer Loop is scheduled to begin in August after the N.C. Department of Transportation awarded a $151.8 million contract this week. The last …

For the second straight year, Fayetteville State University has used pandemic relief funding to clear $1.6 million in student debt. The funding cleared the debt for 1,178 students who were …

A Fayetteville man has been charged with first-degree murder in a June 26 shooting on Veanna Drive. Tirreil Mario Maynor, 39, of the 1900 block of Cowan Street, is charged in the death of Douglas …

Foot traffic was slow around noon Thursday on the first day of early voting at the Cumberland County Board of Elections. There were more candidates and their supporters outside the elections …

Outside, you found Fayetteville City Council incumbents and candidates hovered under a tent in sweltering heat and hoping to secure votes for the upcoming municipal election.  Yvonne Kinston, …

The Police Department has identified the woman who was found shot to death in a street in north Fayetteville on Wednesday. Chelsea Marie Fink, 34, of Fayetteville, was found on the 2000 block of …

A Fayetteville man faces drug charges after the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant Wednesday on Shelby Circle and found cocaine and more than $7,000. The search …

Fayetteville will see temperatures above normal for July over the next few days, and Cumberland County officials want to make sure people without air conditioning have a place to stay cool. The …