With McInnis’ victory on Tuesday, he will be entering his sixth term in the state legislature.
Evey Weisblat
Evey Weisblat is a journalist with five years of experience in local news reporting. She has previously worked at papers in central North Carolina, including The Pilot and the Chatham News + Record. Her central beat is government accountability reporting, covering the Fayetteville City Council.
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Val Applewhite maintains N.C. Senate District 19 seat
Applewhite is the incumbent and was elected to her first term in the state Senate in 2022.
Posted inEnvironment
Millions of birds fly over Cumberland in the dark: County turns out lights to help
Hundreds of thousands of birds travel through Cumberland County at night as they fly south for the winter, but light pollution attracts and disorients these nocturnal passengers, threatening their safe passage to warmer climates.
Posted inPolitics & Government
City restricts location of future tobacco and hemp stores
The City of Fayetteville will not allow new smoke shops to open within 1,000 feet of each other and a wide variety of other establishments, according to a development ordinance change the Fayetteville City Council passed Monday intended to curb the youth vaping epidemic.
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State loses regulatory power for yet another toxic chemical polluting Cape Fear River
The decision prevents the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality from regulating the discharge of likely carcinogenic chemical 1,4-dioxane from polluters releasing it upstream of Fayetteville, allowing more of the toxin to flow into Cape Fear River.
Posted inElections
Political newcomer Pavan Patel dominates fundraising in county commissioner race
Pavan Patel has raised twice as much as his competitors for the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners race, according to self-reported campaign finance records for the first half of 2024. Patel has never held a political office before — but he’s raised more than $83,000 from Jan. 1 to June 30 this year.
Posted inBusiness & Economy, Food & Drink
‘Your heart sank when you saw it’: Kinlaw’s prepares to rebuild in wake of devastating fire
For more than four decades, Kinlaw’s Supermarket has been feeding the Fayetteville community and supplying fresh meat to customers and catering services to local businesses.
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Fayetteville to request emergency federal funding for clean up, but not repairs, of sinkhole from Tropical Storm Debby
At Monday’s meeting, the Fayetteville City Council voted 8-1 to request emergency federal funding to clean up the debris from the sinkhole and burst culvert on Siple Avenue, as well as reinforce the eroded river bank and remove the sediment clogging the watershed.
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City asks for resident feedback on sustainability plan
The City of Fayetteville wants residents to share their thoughts on how to make the city more sustainable via the city’s Sustainability Action Plan.
Posted inCourts & Justice, Politics & Government
Does ShotSpotter miss the mark on gun violence?
Local activists have contended ShotSpotter can become part of a feedback loop that reinforces these disparities by increasing unnecessary and negative interactions between police and the majority-Black and Latino communities where the technology is deployed.