The director of Fayetteville-Cumberland Parks & Recreation told the City Council on Monday that plans for a new senior center are on track. The Bill Crisp Senior Center is expected to be …
Michael Futch | Staff Writer
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City Council to get update on parks and recreation projects
The Fayetteville City Council on Monday is scheduled to hear an update on several parks and recreation projects during its regular monthly meeting at City Hall. Michael Gibson, the director of the Fayetteville-Cumberland Parks & Recreation Department, will be among those giving the update, city spokeswoman Jodi Phelps said Friday.
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Murchison Road Food Truck Park gives people ‘something different’
It’s no mirage: A variety of foods is now being served two days a week in the food desert of Murchison Road. On Fridays and Saturdays, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., the Murchison Road Food Truck …
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82nd Airborne Division’s All American Week postponed
The 82nd Airborne Division has announced that its All American Week is being postponed until late September due to the deployment of thousands of post-based troops to Europe to support the nation’s allies and to deter further Russian aggression.
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Fayetteville council agrees to provide $250K for FSU small business hub
An innovation and small business entrepreneurship hub being developed by Fayetteville State University got a boost Monday night when the Fayetteville City Council agreed by consensus to provide …
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City Council discusses homeless encampments
The Fayetteville City Council on Monday accepted a report from the Homeless Encampment Task Force regarding tent cities and directed staff members to come back with improvements to its current …
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City Council to discuss homeless encampments
The Fayetteville City Council on Monday is expected to hear from a task force that has been looking at ways to address homeless encampments in the city. The Homeless Encampment Task Force is …
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Tent cities have made homeless more visible in Fayetteville area
The sun was starting to set through the woodline. A cool breeze whipped through as the swollen sky threatened rain. Occasionally, a passer-by honked his horn and at least one of the three men who sat together on folding seats and a weathered black leather gaming chair off Gillespie Street at the Martin Luther King Jr. Freeway would wave.
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Fayetteville council outlines bond package to address housing, safety, infrastructure
The Fayetteville City Council will ask voters to approve issuing bonds to raise money to address affordable housing, public safety and infrastructure. In a special meeting Thursday evening at City Hall, the council agreed to move forward with planning for a bond referendum that would be on the ballot in November.
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Cumberland County school officials approve funding for minimum pay, boost for low-performing schools
Cumberland County school employees would be paid a minimum of $15 per hour and low-performing schools would get increased funding in a budget outline approved by a school board committee on Thursday.
