Maydha Devarajan

Good morning. Many Fayetteville residents were shocked last week when they received notices from the Cumberland County tax office telling them their property values have increased substantially — in some cases doubling or even tripling.  The changes are the result of Cumberland County’s 2025 property tax revaluation, a process of reassessing the value of properties […]

Good morning. Cumberland County has a new mental health and substance use treatment provider.  SouthLight’s Fayetteville office off Ramsey Street is part of the nonprofit’s expansion into central North Carolina. Now fully staffed, the office provides therapy, veteran services, office-based opioid treatment, community and peer support and medication management. The services are also available to anyone, regardless […]

Good morning. During the Civil War, North Carolina contributed more soldiers to the Confederate cause than any other state. North Carolina was also the next-to-last state to secede, and it was home to pro-Union movements that persisted throughout the war. Those are all facts, and they’re part of the complex history the state is taking on […]

Good morning. Jennifer Green, director of Cumberland County’s Department of Public Health, is committed to making a difference in her community. She makes time to attend as many of the department’s public meetings as she can. She goes on radio shows to discuss health topics and the department’s services. She goes to community events and […]

Good morning. The City of Fayetteville is trying to attract an air dome manufacturing company that would bring 72 jobs to the area. We wrote about “Project Crossfit,” as it’s being called, earlier this week. On Monday, the Fayetteville City Council unanimously approved an incentive grant to entice the company to set up operations here. […]

Good morning. In January, the UNC Street Drug Analysis Lab received a drug sample from Cumberland County. It tested positive for xylazine. Xylazine, an FDA-approved veterinary sedative, is increasingly popping up in illicit drugs across the country and has been linked to fatalities in humans. Among the 26 North Carolina counties where the lab detected […]

Good morning. The Fayetteville Cumberland Economic Development Corporation is asking the Fayetteville City Council to approve economic incentives to attract an air dome manufacturer to establish operations in Fayetteville. Referred to in city documents as “Project Crossfit,” the proposed development includes the company’s headquarters, manufacturing plant and distribution center for its air dome structures. The […]

Good morning. This week, members of the Fayetteville City Council approved $1.9 million in leftover voter-approved parks and recreation bond money to pay a new contractor to complete unfinished courts as part of the Mazarick Park Tennis Center project. The tennis center was one of three public space projects worth millions of dollars that the […]

Good morning. Real estate professionals, local elected officials and business leaders gathered Tuesday at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville were presented with a dire message: a large portion of Cumberland County’s growing workforce cannot afford to live here.   That’s according to Patrick Bowen, founder and president of the national real estate market analysis company Bowen […]

Good morning. In the first month of his presidency, Donald Trump has ordered institutions across the country to purge diversity, equity and inclusion programs and initiatives, sending cascading effects on federal agencies, medical research, schools and universities. While local university systems like UNC have rolled back diversity, equity and inclusion commitments (even predating Trump’s second […]