Fayetteville PWC on Wednesday received “a clean, unmodified opinion” on its annual audit report for fiscal year 2022. Members of the Public Works Commission were presented with highlights of a financial review and audit report during their monthly meeting.
Michael Futch | Staff Writer
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City Council agrees to $6.6 million in funding for proposed Civil War history center
Years after the request was first made, the Fayetteville City Council on Monday night gave organizers of a proposed Civil War history center what they wanted: $6.6 million. The council voted 9-0.
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Civil War history center funding up for consideration
Officials with the N.C. History Center on the Civil War, Emancipation & Reconstruction are expected to give another update to the Fayetteville City Council on Monday while requesting $6.6 million …
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Sources say daughter of City Councilwoman Banks-McLaughlin shot and killed Friday night
The 15-year-old daughter of Fayetteville City Councilwoman Courtney Banks-McLaughlin was shot and killed Friday night on Maitland Drive, according to sources. The Fayetteville Police Department said it is investigating the shooting.
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Bronco Square gets new name, new Chick-fil-A — and relocated chamber offices
Fayetteville State University Chancellor Darrell T. Allison was full of surprises Thursday morning: new retail outlets, a new home for the chamber of commerce, and a new name for its business center to reflect its growing role as a business hub.
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Chamber’s Valor Awards honor 69 recipients as ‘heroes and champions’
Fayetteville police Sgt. Caleb Hudson called it “a normal day.” That was before he put his life on the line and coordinated the safe evacuation of employees out of the back door of the Taco Bell on Bragg Boulevard. Hudson, 43, was among seven people recognized Tuesday morning with the top honor at the 2022 Public Safety Valor Awards.
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New Century’s McEachern, E.E. Smith’s Williams named top school administrators
Leaders at 10 elementary schools, four middle schools and four high schools were in the running for Cumberland County Schools Principal of the Year and Assistant Principal of the Year awards. On Monday evening Gemette McEachern and Kenneth Williams took the honors.
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State NAACP leader says ‘refocusing on the mission’ is key for local chapters
The leader of the North Carolina NAACP urged his members to go back to their communities and refocus on their work during the 79th state convention of the civil rights organization in Fayetteville on Saturday.
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Bo Thorp remembered as theater visionary, treasured friend and ‘motivating force’
Theater was everything to Bo Thorp. It is fair to say that it was her life. A community treasure and champion of the arts, she was the founding artistic director of Cape Fear Regional Theatre …
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Fayetteville PWC adopts changes to whole-home, whole-business rate schedules
Fayetteville PWC adopted changes to its whole-home and whole-business rate schedules on Wednesday with the expectation of increased savings for residential and small-business customers.
