The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners’ Crown Event Committee on Tuesday took another step toward construction on the proposed $80 million facility that will replace the aging Crown …
A man who police say robbed a bank in Fayetteville on Tuesday afternoon has been taken into custody in Robeson County. Dennis Wayne Price Jr. was taken into custody without incident after a …
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III visited Fort Bragg on Tuesday, the first time he has visited the post since his appointment to President Joe Biden’s Cabinet on Jan. 22, 2021. The 69-year-old Austin was expected to welcome home 300 members of the 18th Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg from their deployment to Europe as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine lingers, according to the Department of Defense.
Val Applewhite and Wesley Meredith served together on the Fayetteville City Council for three years beginning in 2007. A dozen years later, they are competing in the Nov. 8 general election for a …
A man was killed in a hit-and-run Friday afternoon in the parking lot at Carlson Bay Apartments off Cliffdale Road, according to the Fayetteville Police Department.
Veterans Day holds special meaning for Fayetteville because of its connection to neighboring Fort Bragg, one of the largest military installations in the world by population with roughly 54,000 military personnel. The city will pay tribute to veterans six days of observances, including the 10th anniversary of the Heroes Homecoming Celebration and the annual Veterans Day parade.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III is scheduled to visit Fort Bragg on Tuesday to welcome the 18th Airborne Corps back from its deployment to Europe in the midst of the Russian-Ukraine …
Voters in N.C. House District 43 have a choice between two veteran officeholders in the Nov. 8 general election. Republican Diane Wheatley won the seat in 2020 after six-term incumbent Elmer Floyd was defeated in the Democratic primary. Floyd lost the Democratic nomination to political newcomer Kimberly Hardy in 2020. But in a 2022 rematch, Floyd defeated Hardy in the May primary.
History is a cornerstone of downtown Fayetteville. And cornerstones are history. The Fayetteville History Museum is highlighting the traditional markers the Downtown Cornerstone Scavenger Hunt.
The Fayetteville City Council on Oct. 24 unanimously approved an affordable housing plan for the wider Murchison neighborhood, the first step in a potentially long federal approval process. …
Neil Simon’s 1965 Broadway play “The Odd Couple’’ is coming to Cape Fear Regional Theatre Nov. 3-13 starring Marc de la Concha as Felix and Jonathan Judge-Russo as Oscar, and …
Friday night lights have been a part of Bill Yeager for most of his life, from his playing days at Reid Ross High School to his coaching years at Terry Sanford, South View, Pine Forest, and Gray’s Creek high schools and now back to Terry Sanford.
In this week’s notebook: Fayetteville Academy names Norman “Blair’’ Fisher as the next head of school; two are recognized for support of Cumberland County Schools; Fort Bragg job fair set for Thursday.
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Friday night shooting that left one man dead. Don Antonio Flournoy, 58, of Fayetteville, died in the shooting that happened near the …
WHITE OAK – A 2.5-mile section of N.C. 53 north of White Oak is scheduled to close to thru traffic on Monday for drainage work. Maintenance employees for the N.C. Department of …
HOPE MILLS — The Hope Mills Prime Movers will present “Concert at the Lake” from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Hope Mills Lake. The “spooky and spectacular performance” will feature members of the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra and dancers from Roland’s Dance Studio,
A Wendell man was convicted Thursday on charges of robbing Aldi grocery stores in Fayetteville and other North Carolina cities in 2019, according to a news release from the Fayetteville Police Department.
North Carolina voters have until 5 p.m. Tuesday to request a mail-in ballot for the Nov. 8 general election, according to the N.C. Board of Elections. Meanwhile, early one-stop voting will continue at eight polling sites across Cumberland County through Nov. 5, according to the county Board of Elections website, Cumberland County elections website.
Nearly a week after the 15-year-old daughter of Fayetteville City Councilwoman Courtney Banks-McLaughlin was shot and killed, the Police Department has released little information surrounding the …
There’s good news for eligible teachers and other employees of the Cumberland County Schools system. The personnel committee of the Cumberland County Board of Education has recommended that the school district offer retention bonuses of $1,000 to any staff member who completed their employment contract for the 2021-22 school year.
SPRING LAKE — N.C. State Auditor Beth Wood says she supports a fellow cabinet member in his decision to deny funding for Spring Lake to hire a town manager — despite the mayor’s recent contention that Wood supports the town board’s choice for the job.
Cape Fear Valley Health is eliminating 200 jobs, 158 of which are open positions, according to a news release from the health care system Thursday.
A detention officer is accused of providing a cell phone to an inmate at the Cumberland County Detention Center, the Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. Monique Rossetta Smith, 29, of …
Cumberland County on Wednesday unveiled its new 911 emergency operations services center at 500 Executive Place. The county held a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by more than 150 people …
Fayetteville PWC on Wednesday received “a clean, unmodified opinion” on its annual audit report for fiscal year 2022. Members of the Public Works Commission were presented with highlights of a financial review and audit report during their monthly meeting.
