Log in Newsletter

Local news

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. 

Your support of our membership program will help sustain our work

Over two years ago, we dreamed about what it would take to revive independent journalism in our community — story-telling that could help rebuild public trust in local news reporting and …

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.   

The Spring Lake Board of Aldermen is expected to vote Monday on the approval of development plans for a new Starbucks location in Spring Lake and a new commercial development in the Main Street …

Board to start 2024 with audit review

Hope Mills’ commissioners will kick off 2024 by hearing several presentations and approving budget amendments at the board’s 7 p.m. meeting Monday at Town Hall. …

Local baker competes in ‘The Greatest Baker’ competition

Local baker Maryanne Hickson is in the running for the “Greatest Baker,” an international baking contest with a $10,000 grand prize. 

UNC-Chapel Hill professor and psychologist Dorothy Espelage doesn’t pull any punches when it comes to student suicide in North Carolina.

Village Drive earth-moving project to make land more amenable for development

A massive earth-moving project got underway in 2023 on 19 acres on Village Drive at Robeson Street in Fayetteville, near Highland Country Club, but no specific development is planned for the site, the company managing the property said.

When Aisha Wilson-Middleton was named the Cumberland County Schools’ 2023-24 School Psychologist of the Year on Dec. 9, she initially didn’t feel like she deserved the award.

High school ADs and the law of unintended consequences

By Earl Vaughan Jr.   This is a story about the law of unintended consequences. If you’re not familiar with the theory, it works like this. Sometimes, things are done …

Court rules: Goodyear must cover health costs for workers hurt on the job

Court rules: Goodyear must cover health costs for workers hurt on the job One man suffered hearing loss in an explosion. The other hurt his shoulder with years of heavy lifting BY PAUL …

Tuesday’s Fayetteville City Council meeting marked an eventful night of discussion. 

A bridge on East Russell Street in downtown Fayetteville is closed for an indefinite period of time, the N.C. Department of Transportation said, following a natural gas fire on Christmas Eve and Christmas day that heavily damaged the bridge and injured two people.

Members of the Fayetteville City Council collectively shut down an attempt to censure Mayor Mitch Colvin and Council Member Mario Benavente brought forth by Council Member Courtney Banks-McLaughlin at the council’s Tuesday meeting. 

The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners got off to a solemn start at its first meeting of the year Tuesday, beginning with a moment of silence for two community members who died over the holidays.

Cumberland County Sheriff's Office investigates Monday morning shooting death

On January 1st, 2024, at 7:48 a.m., Cumberland County Sheriff's Office Deputies responded to a 911 call for a person shot at the intersection of Batcave Drive and John B. Carter Road in Fayetteville. …

Fayetteville police investigating New Year's Day shooting death

Detectives with the Fayetteville Police Department’s Homicide Unit are investigating a shooting that occurred New Year's Day in the 1800 block of Harris Street.  At  …

PHOTOS: Fayetteville rings in 2024 with the Night Circus

[Photo gallery]

Photographer Sharilyn Wells captured the moments as celebrants rang out 2023 and rang in 2024 at the Night Circus on New Year's Eve at Festival Park in downtown Fayetteville. DJ Spinderella and …

Elections, downtown development, ShotSpotter, the homeless and more

In 2024, big things will be happening — elections, wars overseas, new development and ongoing struggles — and your team at CityView Today plans to be there to bring you those stories. …

Fayetteville City Council Member Courtney Banks-McLaughlin wants the council to censure Mayor Mitch Colvin and Council Member Mario Benavente when the council meets on Tuesday evening.  …

As always, Fayetteville and Cumberland County had plenty of news in 2023 that caught your attention, stirred your outrage or made you happy. Below are five topics that dominated. Elections …

The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners will hold its first meeting of 2024 at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Here’s everything you need to know about the board’s first agenda for the year: …

« Prev | 1 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 123 | Next »
Currently viewing stories posted within the past 2 years.
For all older stories, please use our advanced search.

X