Fayetteville native J. Harrison Ghee is now a Tony Award-winning actor. The E.E. Smith High School graduate was named best lead actor in a musical on Sunday night at the 76th annual awards presentation for the best in theater.
Bobby Parker | Editor
Posted inNews
Cumberland County commissioners adopt budget with no property tax hike
Cumberland County’s property tax rate will not change next fiscal year after the Board of Commissioners unanimously passed a budget proposed by County Manager Clarence Grier. The tax rate will remain at 79.9 cents per $100 valuation, according to a county news release.
Posted inNews
WoodmenLife to open Community Orchard, break ground for memorial stone
WoodmenLife will unveil its Community Orchard in a ribbon-cutting Saturday at its lodge, the culmination of a project that was begun in the aftermath of the COVID pandemic lockdown. The ceremony will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the lodge, 414 E. Mountain Drive.
Posted inNews
Patricia Timmons-Goodson, former Cumberland judge, named dean of NCCU law school
Former Cumberland County District Court Judge Patricia Timmons-Goodson has been named the dean of the law school at North Carolina Central University in Durham. The university announced the news Tuesday on its website.
