City Zoning Commission votes 3-1 against Fayetteville Public Works Commission plan for a solar farm on Carvers Falls Road
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 inCourts & Justice, News, Education, Politics & Government
Fayetteville State among several historically Black colleges that were threatened on Thursday
The threat was deemed not credible, and the campus did not shut down or curtail activities
Posted inBusiness & Economy, Culture, News, Music, Politics & Government, Sports events
Cumberland County seeking proposals to renovate old Crown Arena, Crown Theatre
Other news: Survey still underway for use of former parking lot, and county manager is trying to improve courthouse parking
Posted inBusiness & Economy, News, Environment, Health, Politics & Government
Price jumps to $134 million to filter PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ from Fayetteville drinking water
Other PFAS news: Contractor picked to run PWC water line to contaminated Gray’s Creek schools; small PFAS filtering system to start operating on Monday
Posted inEducation
Fayetteville State sees record-high enrollment; FTCC has fourth year of growth
FSU has 7,628 students this fall. Fayetteville Tech has nearly 31,000.
Posted inBusiness & Economy, Culture, News, Politics & Government
County seeks public’s ideas for Event Center site as commissioners consider $10M construction bill
Residents can take an online survey on what to do with the former parking lot in front of the County Courthouse
Posted inCourts & Justice, News, Education, Place, Politics & Government, Community events, Features
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson focuses on family during Fayetteville visit
The first Black woman on the U.S. Supreme Court appeared at Fayetteville State University on Thursday
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Fayetteville’s Indigo Moon Film Festival canceled, hopes to come back next year
Rising costs, declining revenue, and leadership transition challenges put annual eclectic movies event on pause
Posted inElections
Two more drop out of Fayetteville City Council elections
Khalil Younger exits District 7 race, Robbie Poole leaves District 8 contest
Posted inNews, Education, Environment, Health, Politics & Government
After nearly 8 years, Gray’s Creek students can drink the schools’ water again
The county is spending $62,000 to install filter equipment and water bottle filling stations to filter PFAS from the water at Gray’s Creek Elementary and Alderman Road Elementary
