SteelFab’s request to rezone a large tract near Country Club Drive ignited debate over whether heavy industrial zoning is appropriate so close to homes and a stormwater basin.
Rachel Heimann Mercader
Rachel Heimann Mercader is CityView's government reporter, covering the City of Fayetteville. She has reported in Memphis, the Bay Area (California), Naples (Florida), and Chicago, covering a wide range of stories that center community impact and institutional oversight.
Posted inBusiness & Economy
Innovation, Entrepreneurs Key to Building Fayetteville’s Next Economy
Elected officials, business owners, and residents gathered at FSU for a CityView event exploring where Cumberland County’s future growth will come from.
Posted inHealth
Cape Fear Valley Health Lays Off 138 People as It Cuts 200 Jobs
The healthcare system says cost-cutting moves aren’t enough to offset federal funding cuts and rising costs.
Posted inPolitics & Government
Fayetteville City Council Tours Data Centers Without Telling the Public
Up to 6 members of the 10-person council visited facilities as controversy swirls over whether to regulate or ban them. The public was not invited to tag along.
Posted inPolitics & Government
Fayetteville City Council Adopts $327 Million Budget That Avoids Tax Increase
A tense budget season was marked by missed deadlines and disagreements as Mayor Mitch Colvin pushed against a property tax hike.
Posted inPolitics & Government
Fayetteville City Council Reinstates Youth Curfew
The ordinance restricts teens 16 and under after 11 p.m., penalizing adults—not juveniles—as council members clash over whether the policy protects or harms youth.
Posted inPolitics & Government
Haymount Sober Home Shuts Down After Violations, Resident Outcry
A zoning violation and weeks of neighborhood opposition ended plans for a transitional living facility on Rollingwood Circle.
Posted inPolitics & Government
Fayetteville Council Revives Data Center Ordinance Despite Public Pushback
Despite months of calls for a moratorium, the Fayetteville City Council voted to push forward the same draft data center ordinance residents thought was on hold.
Posted inPolitics & Government
‘This Wasn’t Your Best Work’: Fayetteville Budget Fight Boils Over
Mayor Mitch Colvin’s sharp rebuke of the city manager’s budget proposal capped a week of mounting tension as the Fayetteville City Council hunts for dollars to avoid a tax hike.
Posted inPolitics & Government
Fayetteville Renews School Police Contract After Clash Over Transparency
The Fayetteville City Council approved providing 18 police officers and 66 crossing guards to public schools despite questions about whether the school resource officer program has ever been properly evaluated.
