When Tiffany Campbell, 37, receives the Fayetteville-Cumberland Human Relations Commission’s Community Recognition Award on Feb. 15, she’ll celebrate the achievement of a goal she set for herself just a month ago.
Lexi Solomon
Lexi Solomon is a government accountability reporter at CityView, focusing on the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners and the school board. She grew up in Williamsburg, Virginia, and received degrees in Russian and National Security & Foreign Affairs in 2022 from Virginia Tech. Before joining CityView, she worked at The Fayetteville Observer as a crime reporter and government watchdog reporter. She enjoys hiking, reading and traveling in her free time.
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County to screen documentary on veterans’ struggles
In a 14-minute meeting Monday, the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners speedily approved its consent agenda and heard from Assistant County Manager Sally Shutt on a documentary that the county will present later this week.
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What Cumberland County commissioners will tackle at their next meeting
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. Monday at the Cumberland County courthouse to consider votes on topics like state grants, an increased budget for a new event center and local board appointments.
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Cumberland County nonprofits get another shot at ARPA funding
Nonprofit entities in Cumberland County will have another chance to apply for federal American Rescue Plan act funding.
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How the Spring Lake Board of Aldermen became Cumberland County’s dream team
When the majority of the Spring Lake Board of Aldermen took office in 2021, the small town of just under 12,000 was freshly enmeshed in a financial crisis in the wake of the Local Government …
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‘Our job is not to eliminate the legacy of E.E. Smith’: What school officials have to say about historic Fayetteville high school’s relocation
In its 96 years of existence, E.E. Smith High School has seen five different locations — and if some local officials have their say, it will soon see its sixth.
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Cumberland County commissioners pass new restrictions on vape and hemp shops
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners unanimously passed new restrictions on vape and hemp shops Tuesday as part of what Chairman Glenn Adams has described as efforts to address nicotine consumption among youth.
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Event center slated for downtown Fayetteville to get redesign in wake of budget, time constraints
The 131,000-square-foot event center originally scheduled to come to downtown Fayetteville by late 2025 now must be redesigned in the face of likely delays and increased project costs, county …
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Cumberland County Schools superintendent’s cabinet receives up to 15% raises
Some members of Cumberland County Schools Superintendent Dr. Marvin Connelly’s cabinet will be receiving raises of up to 15% after the school board approved a bevy of pay increases for the eight-person group at his request.
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County commissioners to consider new Black culture museum in downtown Fayetteville
Fayetteville could soon see a new museum focusing on Black local history and culture, as the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners will consider Tuesday whether to approve a potential contract with the nonprofit Community Development Foundation to take the first steps in the $900,000 project.