Paul Woolverton joining CityView’s news team
Veteran Fayetteville journalist Paul Woolverton, a mainstay in the newsroom of The Fayetteville Observer for the past 30 years, is joining an expanding CityView news team as senior reporter.
Fort Liberty troops head to Middle East
Army air defense units from Fort Liberty are among those deploying to the Middle East amid the Israel-Hamas war, according to Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, the top Pentagon spokesman.
County still working to address ransomware attack on Register of Deeds server
The deed search feature of the Cumberland County’s Register of Deeds’ website is still disabled following a ransomware attack last week, which also impacted Hoke County. Ransomware …
Faith in Action feeds, offers resources to those in need
On Thursday evening, in the middle of a three-mile stretch along Bragg Boulevard where four bodies were discovered in the past month, a glimmer of hope remained. In the Terry Sanford neighborhood in northern Fayetteville, the Fayetteville Police Department’s Faith in Action program was at work. Sponsored by the department’s chaplain program, Faith in Action…
Everything you wanted to know about Fayetteville’s Field of Honor
Each year, for the past 16 years, more than 500 American flags honoring active-duty military service members and veterans are placed at the Airborne & Special Operations Museum Parade Ground.
During National School Bus Safety Week, we go along for a ride
She’s one of about 450 drivers who take the wheel of a school bus every school morning and afternoon around Cumberland County, and on this particular afternoon, Sharron Barnhill has visitors.
New chamber program works to protect consumers from scams, bad businesses
The Greater Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce announced the launch of its newest program, the Consumer Protection Division, at a news conference Thursday morning. The program’s mission is to create a guide of ethical and honest businesses in the greater Fayetteville area, provide scam warnings, and curate consumer reports for Fayetteville residents.
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Fayetteville Chamber’s candidate forum focuses on economy
Eleven Fayetteville City Council candidates, including both in this year’s mayoral race, answered questions on primarily economic-related topics — such as growth and development, the tax rate, housing and infrastructure — during a forum Wednesday hosted by the Greater Fayetteville Chamber.
Column: It’s country cooking at its best ‘down at the branch,’ with all the fixin’s
GRAY’S CREEK – Slip the notch in your belt down by one. No need for a snug-fitting skirt. Those country cooks from “down at the branch” are busy this week preparing for the 56th annual Gray’s Creek Woman’s Club Buffet and Bazaar from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at the newly remodeled Gray’s Creek…
Fayetteville PACT honors City Council for use of ARPA funds
Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, Fayetteville received $40.4 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding from the federal government. In the years since, the city has primarily invested the funding in three areas: business and economic vitality; housing and community livability; and infrastructure and community investment.
Hope Mills mayoral, commissioner candidates address infrastructure, zoning, growth
Hope Mills residents on Saturday posed questions to candidates seeking the mayor’s office and town board seats at a community-organized forum, addressing communication, infrastructure, zoning and preserving heritage.
Column: The little white church is celebrating its bicentennial with Kirkin of the Tartans
CAMERON — The little white church celebrates its bicentennial on Sunday at the crossroads of Moore and Harnett counties. “We would love to have you come join in the Kirkin of the Tartans procession and 200th homecoming celebration,” Mary Smith, a longtime member, was saying Wednesday about the 11 a.m. service at Cypress Springs Presbyterian…
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