The head of Cumberland County’s engineering and infrastructure department on Monday assured the county commissioners that parking for the planned Crown Event Center will be adequate once the facility is completed in 2025.
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County board to discuss parking, other event center projects
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners’ Crown Event Center Committee on Monday will review a draft of the Request for Proposal for a construction manager. The committee members also will …
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Board to again consider ordinances to remove homeless from county property
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on Monday again will discuss and vote on a proposed ordinance to ban camping on county-owned property. The scheduled vote and discussion will …
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Popular Cary festival showcases beauty, history of Chinese lanterns
CARY — For seven holiday seasons, the town of Cary has given residents and out-of-town visitors alike one of the most enchanting and memorable festivals imaginable. The annual Chinese Lantern Festival in Koka Booth Amphitheatre just off Regency Parkway brings in thousands of spectators from throughout North Carolina. This year, the festival opened Nov. 18 and runs through Jan. 8.
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‘It’s been a good ride’
After 32 years, Ann Mathis is shutting down the annual Bicycle Man bike giveaway that she and her husband started in the Tiffany Pines community. “I’m retiring,’’ …
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Retiring Cumberland manager looks back on successes, challenges of career
If you happened to be at the Cumberland County Courthouse, it was hard to miss the news that Wednesday, Nov. 30, was Amy H. Cannon Day. On every floor, a huge poster display in the area of the elevators thanked Cannon for 32 years of service. Cannon, who is retiring, has been the Cumberland County manager for the past eight years.
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Toni Stewart elected chairwoman of Cumberland County Board of Commissioners
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners has a new leader. The seven-member board voted Monday night to elect Toni Stewart its new chairwoman, replacing Commissioner Glenn Adams. Also Monday, two new members of the board were sworn in following the November election.
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Commissioners to swear in new members
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on Monday will install two new members and elect a new board chairman. The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Crown Coliseum Ballroom. Democrats …
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Board votes to build Crown Event Center downtown
The Board of Commissioners voted Monday to build the new Crown Event Center downtown in the space between the current courthouse and the historic courthouse on Gillespie street. The space is …
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Board could discuss site for Crown Event Center
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on Monday will hold a special meeting to possibly disclose the proposed site for the Crown Event Center and to consider contracting with an architect to …