Community members learn the horror of gun violence at inaugural event
Fayetteville has felt the impact of gun violence since the start of 2023 with more than 45 homicides so far, already surpassing last year’s total of 44. A collaboration of groups literally …
Column: ‘All lives matter,’ preacher plans to tell City Council in this ‘All-America City’
The Rev. Archie Barringer says he is heading to Monday’s meeting of the Fayetteville City Council at City Hall to plead with Mayor Mitch Colvin and the council to remove the words “Black Lives Do Matter” that encircle the historic Market House. “Every time you drive around it, it’s a throwback to the night the…
Shootings leave 1 dead, 5 injured, including 12-year-old child
Three shootings in a six-hour period over the weekend killed one person and left five hurt in what Fayetteville’s police chief described as a “continuing senseless cycle of violence.”
Column: We could have used the old city manager at City Council’s public safety meeting
There were those in this community, including some members of the Fayetteville City Council, who never quite warmed to Ted Voorhees, the no-nonsense city manager. He could be pompous. He …
Woman, baby abducted and taken to Surf City are found safe, police say
A woman and her infant daughter were abducted after a domestic dispute led to shots being fired Friday in Fayetteville, according to police. The 22-year-old woman and baby were found safe in Surf City and reunited with their family, the Fayetteville Police Department reported.
Despite recent shootings, crime-prevention measures are working, police chief says
Even after three shootings over the past three weeks, violent crime — except for cases of homicide — is down “across the board” in Fayetteville so far this year, says Police Chief Kemberle Braden. Braden shared that assessment with City Council members on Aug. 7, then reiterated it at a special council meeting to discuss…
