City, County Get 9-Day Extension to Sort Out Merging 911 Systems
If elected officials for Fayetteville and Cumberland County can’t make a deal, state Sen. Tom McInnis plans to pass a law forcing them to merge call centers.
Fayetteville, Cumberland Pass Resolutions on Merging 911 Services, But Remain Divided
The government entities disagree over who should be in charge of a joint 911 center. The city said a consultant should decide. The county commissioners want the county government in charge.
Gray’s Creek schools with contaminated well water to get city water by June 2026
Public Works Commission to run over 3.3 miles of water lines in $11.82 million project
Gov. Stein’s proposed budget has money for Fayetteville vets home, FSU
Governor visits Fayetteville, calls for teacher pay raises, other support for public schools
NC House of Representatives District 42: Leonard L. Bryant
Twelve weeks is a good ban. I would not change the ban at this time.
Independent Fayetteville candidate for legislature can’t run without 2,170 signatures
Several days a week, aspiring election candidate Zach Traylor and his campaign team head out into Fayetteville to knock on doors and to ask people …
Longtime Spring Lake lawmaker Marvin Lucas to retire after 47 years in politics
SPRING LAKE — Longtime Democratic state House Rep. Marvin Lucas, who represents Cumberland County’s Dist. 42, said Wednesday he is retiring from politics when he completes his term next …
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After the fall of Roe, physicians confronted toughest year in reproductive health care
After graduating from a medical school in the Northeast, Caledonia Buckheit came south to Duke University Hospital to complete her obstetrics and gynecology residency. She finished last June and found work in North Carolina — ready to provide comprehensive reproductive health care to patients, including abortion. Just weeks after finishing, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v.…
What is Blue Cross Blue Shield NC up to?
After a high-profile contract loss this winter, nonprofit health insurance Blue Cross Blue Shield NC is asking lawmakers for a serious and potentially far-reaching change to state regulations so that it can behave more like national for-profit competitors.
