Fayetteville Mayor: Courtney Banks-McLaughlin
Courtney Banks-McLaughlin is running for Fayetteville mayor.
Council rejects Banks-McLaughlin’s attempt to censure Colvin, Benavente
Members of the Fayetteville City Council collectively shut down an attempt to censure Mayor Mitch Colvin and Council Member Mario Benavente brought forth by Council Member Courtney Banks-McLaughlin at the council’s Tuesday meeting.
Council Member Banks-McLaughlin seeks censure of Mayor Colvin, Council Member Benavente
Fayetteville City Council Member Courtney Banks-McLaughlin wants the council to censure Mayor Mitch Colvin and Council Member Mario Benavente when the council meets on Tuesday evening. …
In majority vote, city council elects Jensen as mayor pro tem
At the inauguration ceremony for the Fayetteville City Council, council members elected Councilmember Kathy Jensen — starting her sixth term — to serve as mayor pro tem, or act in Mayor …
Fayetteville councilwoman appointed to Governor’s Crime Commission
A Fayetteville city councilwoman has been named to the state’s top advisory panel on criminal justice. Councilwoman Courtney Banks-McLaughlin was appointed to the Governor’s Crime Commission by Gov. Roy Cooper on April 6, according to a release from the City of Fayetteville.
Discussion on gun violence study gets personal at City Council work session
A Fayetteville City Council discussion on the cost of gun violence locally appeared to get personal during a Monday night work session at City Hall. Councilman Mario Benavente and Councilwoman Courtney Banks-McLaughlin had requested that the council direct city administrators to “quantify the economic and societal costs associated with gun violence in the city.”
Meet Fayetteville City Council District 8 candidates Banks-McLaughlin, Pinkston
In the race for the Fayetteville City Council District 8 race, political newcomer Michael Pinkston is trying to unseat incumbent Courtney Banks-McLaughlin. Pinkston, 70, is a downtown businessman …

