Mayor Pro Tem Vote Exposes Divisions in New Fayetteville City Council
An inauguration ceremony celebrated collaboration, but a divisive vote exposed fault lines that could shape the next two years.
Mitch Colvin and Kathy Keefe Jensen advance in race for Fayetteville mayor
The incumbent mayor and council member emerged Tuesday night as the top vote-getters in Fayetteville’s 2025 mayoral primary, advancing to the general election on Nov. 4.
Fayetteville mayor race: Colvin questions if opponent Benavente lives in his city council district
Council Member Mario Benavente says he still maintains his residence in District 3
Fayetteville mayor race: Benavente questions Colvin over donation from failed city contractor
Colvin says the $1,000 donation played no part in awards of $7.9 million in construction projects that were later abandoned
Fayetteville Mayor: Mitch Colvin
Mitch Colvin is running for reelection as Fayetteville mayor.
In unexpected twist, Mayor Mitch Colvin reverses decision, files for reelection
Contradicting previous statements that he would not seek a fifth term as mayor of Fayetteville, Mayor Mitch Colvin filed for reelection Friday morning.
Column: ‘Enough is enough,’ frustrated Fayetteville mayor calls on City Council to address gun violence
“I know these actions alone will not fix the problem completely, but it will give our law enforcement officers another tool to use to keep our community safe,” says Mayor Mitch Colvin, who is pitching ways to mitigate crime after gunfire on April 26 near the Fayetteville Dogwood Festival.
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Fayetteville Mayor Mitch Colvin joins national effort to curb crime
Fayetteville Mayor Mitch Colvin brainstormed with other mayors and learned ways other cities have addressed crime.
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. …
Column: Diversity is our strength, mayor says, not our weakness
Mayor Mitch Colvin would begin his fourth term Wednesday night with a pledge to address gun violence as a Fayetteville City Council priority, while reminding us that no matter our ethnicities, our differences or the color of our skin, we are a stronger community when working with one another.
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 …
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