Credit: Tony Wooten / CityView Two former employees and one current employee in Fayetteville State University’s communications office improperly spent nearly $700,000 of university money, the N.C. Office of the State Auditor reported on Tuesday. The findings have been forwarded to the State Bureau of Investigation to determine if crimes were committed. Further, it says two […]
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 inBusiness & Economy, Politics & Government
Fayetteville City Council to hold hearing, vote on $1.3 billion titanium plant
The potential site of a titanium processing plant in Cumberland County, behind the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. factory off Ramsey Street, north of Fayetteville. Credit: Made with Google Maps by Paul Woolverton Residents can tell the Fayetteville City Council on Tuesday what they think of a plan to refund tens of millions of city […]
Posted inPolitics & Government
Fayetteville Public Works Commission approves $439.1 million budget
The Fayetteville Public Works Commission expects to take in and spend $439.1 million in the 2024-25 fiscal year. That is $11.8 million less than the almost $450.9 million that the city-owned water, sewer and electric utility expects to spend in the current fiscal year, according to PWC documents. The utility serves Fayetteville and some surrounding […]
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Fayetteville, Cumberland County want to offer millions to attract titanium company
Cumberland County and Fayetteville are offering large tax rebates and other incentives to persuade a titanium company to open a plant here. Public hearings on the incentives are scheduled for May 20 at the county and May 28 with the city. (CityView photo by Anthony Wooten) Credit: Tony Wooten / CityView A titanium reclamation plant […]
Posted inNews, Education
Jury finds girls’ basketball coach not liable in sexual assault lawsuit
Former girls’ basketball coach Thurston Jackie Robinson on Thursday won a civil lawsuit that accused him of illegal sexual contact with one of the players.
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Trial underway in molestation lawsuit against former Terry Sanford coach Thurston Robinson
A Cumberland County jury is being asked to decide this week whether former Terry Sanford girls’ basketball coach Thurston Jackie Robinson sexually molested a player.
Posted inElections, News
Run-off primaries underway on Tuesday
Tuesday is election day across North Carolina in the Republican run-off primary for lieutenant governor and state auditor. The election is open to Republican voters and to unaffiliated voters.
Posted inElections, News
Cumberland lawmakers file bills for clean water, roads, firefighters
Democratic state Sen. Val Applewhite of Fayetteville this spring has filed bills to send more than $72 million to Cumberland County for clean water, for public safety, and to address infrastructure …
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Fayetteville PWC plans to reduce its budget by $25.8 million
The Fayetteville Public Works Commission plans a $439.1 million budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1, a decrease of $25.8 million from this year’s budget, which is $464.9 million.
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Governor wants to send millions of dollars to Fayetteville and Cumberland County
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper wants to send more than $10 million to Fayetteville State University and more than $73 million Cumberland County for school construction.
