The Fayetteville City Council discussed raising salaries for seasonal and part-time workers during a budget work session Thursday night at City Hall. A request for funding from the Fayetteville …
Michael Futch | Staff Writer
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Groundbreaking held for Civil War history center
If you want to know what life in slavery was like, ask the slaves themselves. Historians have done just that. Spencer Crew, director emeritus of the National Museum of African American History …
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Deployed father surprises son with trip home to see him graduate
Leading a small entourage of family into the assembly room, Army Sgt. 1st Class William Dubnansky scurried forward and immediately embraced his son in front of the Gray’s Creek High School …
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Reaction to new name for Fort Bragg mixed among veterans, activists
The prospect of a new name for Fort Bragg is getting mixed reviews from veterans and civil rights leaders in Fayetteville. A federal commission tasked by Congress with recommending new names for …
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Homeless numbers on the rise in Cumberland County, annual count finds
Cumberland County’s homeless population rose by 178 from 2020 to 2022, according to an annual count of people who live on the streets and those living in homeless shelters. The 2021 count, which was restricted to people in emergency shelters because of the COVID-19 pandemic, was 54.
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‘When we lose one of our own, our entire town mourns’
As friends and family gather for the holiday to grill or enjoy the beach, Col. Scott Pence reminded people to stop and think about the families who will have an empty seat at the table on Memorial …
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Groundbreaking set for main building of proposed $80 million Civil War history center
Organizers are preparing for the third and final groundbreaking on the planned N.C. Civil War & Reconstruction History Center on the Fayetteville Arsenal grounds. The groundbreaking, which will mark the beginning of construction on the main building of the center, is scheduled for 11 a.m. on June 2.
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Salaries, American Rescue Plan funding top Fayetteville budget discussion
The Fayetteville City Council on Thursday held the first of three scheduled budget work sessions. The meeting focused on city salaries and an update on American Rescue Plan Act funding. The …
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Family, friends to gather to remember Kathryn’s story
It was five years ago when two Black Hawk helicopter crews were conducting a night training exercise between Kaena Point and Oahu’s Dillingham Airfield northwest of Honolulu and communications …
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Fayetteville PWC cautioned to be mindful of volatile economy
Volatility in the energy market and the lingering economic pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic will mandate continued fiscal caution, leaders of Fayetteville’s public utility were told …
