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HOPE MILLS — The Hope Mills Board of Commissioners voted Monday night to consider altering the terms served by the mayor and Board of Commissioners from two-year to four-year staggered …

A pedestrian died after he was critically injured in a traffic accident just before 9 p.m. Monday near the intersection of Owen Drive and Boone Trail, according to the Fayetteville Police Department.

SPRING LAKE — The Spring Lake Board of Aldermen on Monday night discussed the possibility of the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners changing the sales tax collection method from per …

A vehicle crashed into a utility pole early Monday morning on Cain Drive, according to the Fayetteville Police Department.

The family of a woman who was found dead in a room at a local hotel was located Monday after an appeal to the public for information, according to the Fayetteville Police Department.

The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday is scheduled to get updates on its priorities, including the establishment of a county water supply system. Renee Paschal, the interim …

SPRING LAKE — The Spring Lake Board of Aldermen is expected to declare almost two dozen vehicles and pieces of equipment surplus when it meets today. The surplus items will be sold on …

One dead in Sunday shooting

A man was killed Sunday afternoon in a shooting on Nutmeg Place, the Fayetteville Police Department said. Officers responded to a report of a shooting just before 1:30 p.m. on the 3500 block of …

HOPE MILLS — The Hope Mills Board of Commissioners on Monday is expected to receive the final report from the group working on the town’s overlay zoning initiative. The board meets at …

Amendments to the city’s solid waste ordinance will be considered by the Fayetteville City Council on Monday. The council will meet at 5 p.m. at City Hall.

The Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra will perform a choral work based on Psalm 100 at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 21 at First Presbyterian Church, 102 Ann St.

Let there be joyful hearts. And hymns of joy there were on this day of celebration for the life of Joycelyn “Joy” Walden Cogswell, the retired pianist at her beloved Snyder Memorial Baptist Church on Westmont Drive.

Tech Time: Help with your digital device

Have you ever received a new digital gift for the holidays, but had no idea how to use it? The Cumberland County Public Library has the perfect solution — the  Tech Time program available …

Abstract works by artist and filmmaker Andrew Brooks will be featured in a new exhibit at the Arts Council of Fayetteville-Cumberland County. “Vintage Vibes: An ‘ARTlife’ Art Experience” will be on display Jan. 6-21 at the Arts Center at 301 Hay St. downtown, according to an Arts Council news release.

City Council exploring ways to round up abandoned shopping carts

City officials aim to round up a problem that shoppers encounter in retail parking lots everywhere: abandoned shopping carts. The problem is not only one of safety, officials said, but one that cost the city at least $78,000 over a period of two and a half years.

The Fayetteville-Cumberland Human Relations Commission is seeking nominees for its 2023 Community Awards, according to a news release from the city.

You are on the night shift.   You are a young police officer, along with others, charged with executing a search warrant in a Bonnie Doone home where illegal narcotics are suspected by …

Police have arrested a suspect in a Dec. 12 shooting that left one man dead and a juvenile in critical condition, according to the Fayetteville Police Department’

Traffic lights were out temporarily at several intersections on Raeford Road on Thursday morning because of a power failure, according to the Fayetteville Police Department.

The Fayetteville Fire Department is accepting applications for entry-level and lateral-entry firefighter jobs through Jan. 13, according to a news release from the city.

Investigators are seeking the identity of a man seen on video fleeing the scene of a fire on Camden Road, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office.

A Silver Alert has been issued asking for the public’s assistance in finding a 94-year-old Fayetteville man who has been missing since Tuesday morning, according to the Fayetteville Police …

New Year’s resolutions? None here. I’m not much for them. Not anymore than I am for bucket lists. However, I’m always hopeful for better days for our city, county and community.

Sandra Everett-Autry, the crime prevention specialist for the Fayetteville Police Department, made a pitch on the importance of community watch groups and how they help prevent crime during the City Council’s work session on Tuesday evening.

Cumberland County plans extensive outreach to neighbors of the Ann Street Landfill as it moves forward with plans to expand its capacity. The Board of Commissioners on Tuesday received an update on plans to solicit input from neighboring residents as part of an environmental justice review.

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