Here’s why architects are calling it ‘an iconic building’ An exterior view of the completed new design for downtown Fayetteville’s Crown Event Center, presented to the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners’ Crown Event Center Committee on May 20, 2024. The center is scheduled to be completed in April 2027. (Rendering by EwingCole presentation) Members of […]
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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Cumberland County takes next steps in ‘Project Aero’ to bring $1 billion titanium plant to Fayetteville
The potential site of a titanium processing plant in Cumberland County, behind the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. factory off Ramsey Street, north of Fayetteville. The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners voted Monday to offer incentives to the company to bring the plant here. (Made with Google Maps by Paul Woolverton) The Cumberland County Board […]
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Cumberland County on track to approve two new opioid early intervention programs
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners is on track to approve two new early intervention programs aimed at youth affected by opioid abuse.
Posted inElections, News
Hate your Election Day polling place? Cumberland County officials explain why it’s not a simple fix.
Got a problem with where you’re assigned to vote? County officials say you can thank the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Cumberland County school board approves $602 million budget. Here’s why bigger teacher bonuses didn’t make the cut
The Cumberland County Board of Education unanimously approved Superintendent Dr. Marvin Connelly Jr.’s recommended budget for fiscal year 2024-25 — but not without facing some tough truths about teacher pay.
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Point-in-time count shows 21% decrease in Cumberland County’s homeless population
Preliminary results from a 24-hour count of Cumberland County’s homeless population appear to show a roughly 21% decrease from 2023, county officials said Tuesday.
Posted inElections, News
Precinct worker shortage could mean longer wait times in Cumberland County on Election Day
Cumberland County needs about 1,000 precinct officials staffing the polls on Election Day, but as of this week, the county is still 550 workers short — meaning possible longer wait times at the polls come November.
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County commissioners raise concerns of ‘net loss’ in lease terms with nonprofit
Cumberland County will consider changing the terms of its leasing agreements after some commissioners raised concerns about deals they deemed unfair to the county.
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$1.3 billion sought for Cumberland County titanium recycling plant
Cumberland County is being considered for a titanium reprocessing facility. American Titanium Metal LLC, is seeking to borrow up to $1.3 billion to make it happen.
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Cumberland County lost 58 people to suicide in 2021. Here’s how two surviving family members are trying to help.
Ilana Sheppard and Lydia Nichols know all too well the cost of America’s mental health crisis.
