The former Spring Lake finance director and accounting technician pleaded guilty Wednesday to embezzling more than $500,000 from the town between 2016 and 2021, the U.S. Attorney’s Office …
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Fayetteville police asking for help to ID robbery suspect
The Fayetteville Police Department is asking for help identifying a man they say robbed a gas station at gunpoint last week. The robbery happened around 1:30 a.m. on Sept. 14 at a gas station on …
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Fayetteville schedules information sessions on proposed bond packages
The city of Fayetteville has scheduled information sessions so that voters can learn more about the three bond packages that will be on the Nov. 8 ballot. Referendums on the three plans that are part of the Fayetteville Forward Bond proposal will be decided by voters in three separate ballot questions, according to a news release from the city.
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Fiesta Latina to celebrate Hispanic culture with music, art, food
Musicians, artists and vendors will celebrate Hispanic culture at Fiesta Latina on Friday evening in downtown Fayetteville, a kickoff for the 44th annual International Folk Festival. Musicians who will perform live include Moises Inostroza, DJ Heaven Knows, and Jimmy Roman.
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Fayetteville tech trustees approve Mark Sorrells as college’s next president
Mark A. Sorrells has been named the next president of Fayetteville Technical Community College, the school’s board of trustees announced in a news release Monday.
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Fayetteville police collect 340 firearms during gun buyback event
The Fayetteville Police Department collected 340 firearms during a gun buyback event Saturday. The event “surpassed our goal,’’ the Police Department said in a release. It …
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Indigo Moon Film Fest to feature local filmmakers’ works in 2022 lineup
The Indigo Moon Film Fest will feature local filmmakers with its first “local block” of films, according to festival co-founder Pat Wright. A documentary about the unlikely friendship …
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Cape Fear Valley expansion underway
Motorists traveling near Cape Fear Valley Medical Center and visitors to the campus may see a few disruptions over the next few months as construction begins on a $110 million hospital expansion project.
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Man charged in Michigan murder arrested at Fayetteville motel
A man wanted for murder in Michigan for about a year was arrested at a Fayetteville motel on Wednesday, according to police. Ricky Lorenzo Bridgeman, 36, was arrested at the Motel 6 in the 3000 …
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Police ID man killed in shooting outside Fayetteville apartment
The Fayetteville Police Department has identified the man who was shot and killed Tuesday night outside a Fayetteville apartment.
