County wants Chemours, DuPont to pay damages for allowing PFAS forever chemicals into drinking water and fund water infrastructure in affected areas.
Paul Woolverton
Paul Woolverton is CityView's senior reporter, covering courts, local politics, and Cumberland County affairs. He joined CityView from The Fayetteville Observer, where he worked for more than 30 years. He can be reached at pwoolverton@cityviewnc.com.
Posted inElections
Nearly 12,000 Cumberland County Voters Need to Fix Their Registrations
Some are missing key information. Others have data in their voter registrations that is not a perfect match with their data in other government databases.
Posted inPolitics & Government
Trump Visits Fort Bragg, Mixing Military Celebration with Campaign‑Style Rhetoric
Trump’s visit to Fort Bragg blended praise for the soldiers who captured the Venezuelan president with political attacks and a U.S. Senate endorsement.
Posted inHigher Education
Methodist University President Announces Plans to Retire in Summer 2027
Stanley T. Wearden has led the north Fayetteville university since 2019. As he prepares to leave, the school’s new medical school will be training its first doctors.
Posted inElections
Early Voting Is Underway. Here’s What You Need to Know
Early voting for the March 3 primary runs February 12 to February 28 at seven locations across Cumberland County.
Posted inEnergy
Fayetteville PWC Proposes 13.45% Hike in Residential Electric Rates
Residential electric prices would rise 6.5% on May 1 and then 6.5% on May 1, 2027. Other prices also would go up.
Posted inCourts & Justice
Hope Mills Man Faces Death Penalty in Gruesome Slaying With Girlfriend
A Cumberland County jury is bracing to hear gruesome details about the slaying and dismemberment of Rebecca Michelle Fellows, who prosecutors said was murdered by a couple that lured her into participating in their rape-murder fantasy. The murder trial of Miguel Angel Navarro of Pageant Court in Hope Mills began Monday following more than three […]
Posted inPolitics & Government
County Board Says Godwin Town Board Elections Tainted
Godwin’s town commissioner elections from November cannot be trusted, the Cumberland County Board of Elections unanimously decided on Friday.
Posted inElections
Civil Rights Leader Urges Fayetteville Residents to Make Change by Voting
William Barber’s ‘Mobilization Tour’ stop urged people to vote in order to boost health care and justice, and combat poverty.
Posted inPolitics & Government
Cumberland County Wants $98.5 Million from State Legislature
The money would pay for a wish list of projects, including water and sewer construction, school maintenance and construction, design work for an aquatics center, and funds for first responders.
