Spring Lake Board approves development plans
The Spring Lake Board of Aldermen approved development plans for a new professional building on Main Street and a proposed location for Starbucks at their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday night.
Child Advocacy Center names Jasie Landeros as new executive director
Jasie Landeros is the new executive director of the Child Advocacy Center. According to a news release Monday, Landeros began her tenure July 1. She replaces Roberta Humphries, who retired June 30 after 14 years in the job.
Pinwheels popping up across county as reminder to help children stay safe
Pinwheels representing a happy, safe and carefree childhood that every person deserves are blossoming across Cumberland County in recognition of April as Child Abuse Prevention Month. Gardens of bright blue pinwheels are being “planted” in several locations, adding to the more than a million pinwheels dislayed nationwide since the campaign started in April 2008, when…
2022 Pinwheel Masquerade Ball & Auction
The eighth annual Pinwheel Masquerade Ball and Auction, benefitting the Child Advocacy Center, was held on Oct. 1 at Cape Fear Botanical Garden.
Lemonade, cookie sale nets $4,500 for Child Advocacy Center
After weeks of planning and hectic last-minute preparations, the fourth annual Lanning’s Lemonade and Colton’s Cookies fundraiser ended on another successful note. The dynamic team of …
Business Notebook for April 3, 2022
Cumberland superintendent recognized for leadership Marvin Connelly Jr., the superintendent of Cumberland County Schools, was recently recognized for his leadership by the North Carolina …
Business Notebook for March 20, 2022
Methodist University earns Military Friendly gold ranking Methodist University has earned a “gold-level” ranking while being designated a Military Friendly university for the 2022-23 school year, the university announced in a release earlier this month.
