About 70 people gathered at the N.C. Veterans Park on Friday to show their appreciation to this country’s service members and their families. The Cross Creek Briarwood Garden Club sponsored the Blue Star Memorial Veterans Day Ceremony.
Michael Futch | Staff Writer
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Eutaw Village Shopping Center undergoing renovations under new owners
Fayetteville’s first shopping center — and one of the first in the state — is undergoing renovations and seeking new tenants after being sold to a Triangle area investor. Eutaw Village Shopping Center was sold to Eutaw Village Shopping LLC, which is based in Morrisville, by the local family business that had owned it since it opened in 1955.
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Cape Fear Valley seeing higher than normal cases of respiratory illnesses
Two years ago, cases of RSV plummeted dramatically across the nation as the COVID-19 pandemic shut down schools, daycares and businesses. Once restrictions started easing in the summer of 2021, …
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Newcomer, two incumbents win seats on Cumberland school board
Two incumbents and one newcomer were elected to the Cumberland County Board of Education on Tuesday, according to unofficial results. Three current members were seeking reelection but faced a …
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Fayetteville PWC receives roughly $5.5 million in federal grants
Fayetteville’s public utility will use nearly $5.5 million in federal grants for upgrades to its sewer system and mapping technology on meters.
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Val Applewhite defeats Meredith for N.C. Senate District 19 seat
Democrat Val Applewhite on Tuesday defeated veteran Republican candidate Wesley Meredith for a seat in the North Carolina Senate representing District 19, according to unofficial returns. With all …
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Voters reject ‘Vote Yes’ initiative to change City Council elections
Voters in Fayetteville sent the message Tuesday that they are happy with the way the City Council is structured. The referendum on the Vote Yes Fayetteville initiative failed at the polls, 26,209 to 20,361, according to unofficial returns.
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Fayetteville council agrees to put gunshot technology on Nov. 14 agenda
The Fayetteville City Council on Monday night remained divided on whether to more forward with adding gunshot detection technology for the Police Department but agreed to take up the matter at its next monthly meeting.
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Polling sites busy as early voting ends
There was near gridlock just after noon in the parking lot of the Cliffdale Recreation Center on Saturday. Ten vehicles were lined up waiting to curbside vote, and the closer parking spots around …
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Gunshot technology to be discussed at City Council work session Monday
The Fayetteville City Council is expected to revisit a plan to purchase gunshot detection technology for the Police Department at a work session on Monday. The council will convene at 5 p.m. at City Hall.
