Hope Mills will look back at its textile heritage with the 15th annual Mill Village Celebration on Oct. 29. A luncheon will be served from 2 to 4 p.m. at Town Hall, according to a news release from the town.
Fayetteville police Sgt. Caleb Hudson called it “a normal day.” That was before he put his life on the line and coordinated the safe evacuation of employees out of the back door of the Taco Bell on Bragg Boulevard. Hudson, 43, was among seven people recognized Tuesday morning with the top honor at the 2022 Public Safety Valor Awards.
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on Monday voted to hire an interim county manager who will take over when Amy Cannon retires in December. Board Chairman Glenn Adams announced the …
SPRING LAKE — Mayor Kia Anthony said Monday night that she will be asking for an informal meeting with State Treasurer Dale Folwell to discuss his decision to withhold the funding to hire Justine Jones as the next town manager.
HOPE MILLS — The Hope Mills Board of Commissioners on Monday discussed the idea of staggering the terms for commissioners and going from two-year to four-year terms. Before the discussion, …
Leaders at 10 elementary schools, four middle schools and four high schools were in the running for Cumberland County Schools Principal of the Year and Assistant Principal of the Year awards. On Monday evening Gemette McEachern and Kenneth Williams took the honors.
Representatives of more than 60 colleges and universities will take part in a college fair on Oct. 25 at the Crown Expo Center, according to a news release from Methodist University.
Authorities have made an arrest in the shooting death of a man and the wounding of a woman on Oct. 8 in the 1900 block of North Street, according to the Fayetteville Police Department.
HOPE MILLS — The Hope Mills Board of Commissioners tonight is expected to revisit and vote on a proposed 384-unit apartment complex on Elk Road. The board meets at 7 p.m. at Town …
The city of Fayetteville will host a public groundbreaking ceremony for an $11.5 million tennis center on Friday at 10 a.m. The 6,594-square-foot center will feature 15 tennis courts, including …
Kenneth Edge thought his 80th birthday celebration would be a family affair with his wife, Brenda; the couple’s sons and daughter and their spouses; and those seven grandchildren. Well, they fooled him.
In this week’s notebook: Dr. James Lester to receive the 2022 North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians Community Preceptor Award; Jalisha C. Pone joins Methodist University as senior director for development; the N.C. Department of Transportation is holding workshops for small and disadvantaged business owners; Cumberland County Cooperative Extension to hold charcuterie board workshop.
The leader of the North Carolina NAACP urged his members to go back to their communities and refocus on their work during the 79th state convention of the civil rights organization in Fayetteville on Saturday.
Cumberland County Schools will recognize the district’s top school administrators at an awards presentation Monday night. Eighteen finalists are in the running for Principal of the Year and Assistant Principal of the Year honors for 2023, according to a CCS news release.
Theater was everything to Bo Thorp. It is fair to say that it was her life. A community treasure and champion of the arts, she was the founding artistic director of Cape Fear Regional Theatre …
To help respond to the opioid epidemic in Cumberland County, county officials are allocating opioid settlement funds to provide services for those addicted to opioids, often prescribed …
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on Thursday voted to place a $2.5 million agreement with the city of Fayetteville for improvements to the Martin Luther King Jr. Park on its Oct. 17 …
You can only talk about something for so long, and it’s time for Mayor Mitch Colvin and the City Council to make a decision on whether the municipal body will approve $6.6 million for the …
SPRING LAKE — The state treasurer on Thursday said he will not approve the money to hire Justine Jones as the next manager for Spring Lake.
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners’ American Rescue Plan Committee on Thursday scrapped its administration’s proposal to aid nonprofit organizations by contracting with them for …
Two people face multiple drug charges after the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office executed search warrants at three locations on Wednesday and found fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine and …
Hayrides, live music, a classic car and truck show, and food and crafts vendors are all part of the celebration of the new season at the Dogwood Fall Festival this weekend. The festival is scheduled for Friday through Sunday at Festival Park and other parts of downtown Fayetteville.
Detectives with the Fayetteville Police Department Robbery Unit are asking for the public’s help to identify two suspects in the theft of jewelry at a pawnshop, according to a news release.
The North Carolina State Fair lights up its midway with thrill rides, game booths and agricultural exhibits. But, let’s face it, what you’re really after is all those buttered-and-fried foods the vendors are serving. The fair opens Thursday and runs through Oct. 23 at the State Fairgrounds in Raleigh.
Fayetteville PWC adopted changes to its whole-home and whole-business rate schedules on Wednesday with the expectation of increased savings for residential and small-business customers.
