Democratic state Sen. Val Applewhite of Fayetteville this spring has filed bills to send more than $72 million to Cumberland County for clean water, for public safety, and to address infrastructure …
There will be a final lesson waiting Saturday for more than 300 undergraduate and graduate students who will turn their tassels and embark on careers to come.
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners is on track to approve two new early intervention programs aimed at youth affected by opioid abuse.
Got a problem with where you’re assigned to vote? County officials say you can thank the U.S. Census Bureau.
The Fayetteville Public Works Commission plans a $439.1 million budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1, a decrease of $25.8 million from this year’s budget, which is $464.9 million.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper wants to send more than $10 million to Fayetteville State University and more than $73 million Cumberland County for school construction.
The Cumberland County Board of Education unanimously approved Superintendent Dr. Marvin Connelly Jr.'s recommended budget for fiscal year 2024-25 — but not without facing some tough truths about teacher pay.
The Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra is going all out for its 2024-25 concert season with the music of Sir Elton John, Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber and Sir Paul McCartney.
Preliminary results from a 24-hour count of Cumberland County’s homeless population appear to show a roughly 21% decrease from 2023, county officials said Tuesday.
Fayetteville has selected the Manna Dream Center , a local nonprofit organization and church, to operate the city’s Day Resource Center (DRC) for a year starting July 1.
Cumberland County is being considered for a titanium reprocessing facility. American Titanium Metal LLC, is seeking to borrow up to $1.3 billion to make it happen.
Cumberland County needs about 1,000 precinct officials staffing the polls on Election Day, but as of this week, the county is still 550 workers short — meaning possible longer wait times at the polls come November.
‘There is not enough gratitude in our hearts for Gold Star families,’ LaRue Cooke says as the Cross Creek-Briarwood Garden Club unveils the Gold Star Memorial next to the Blue Star Memorial Highway marker.
Mental health, public safety and homelessness continue to be a major focus for Fayetteville residents voicing concerns to the Fayetteville City Council.
Ilana Sheppard and Lydia Nichols know all too well the cost of America’s mental health crisis.
Cumberland County Schools is mourning the passing of C. Fletcher Womble Jr., the former Fayetteville City Schools superintendent who played a pivotal role in the 1985 merger of the city and county school systems.
Wake County Superior Court Judge Vince Rozier denied an appeal in a case alleging voter bribery in Robeson County’s primary election, an attorney involved in the case said Wednesday.
Community support and volunteers helped the Fayetteville Dogwood Festival organization navigate some of its toughest times and hold a successful 2024 festival, board members said.
When I attended Terry Sanford High School, I remember that my classmates and I stayed up to date on J. Cole’s music. Whether it was mixtapes, freestyles, or just verses, it seemed as though we …
They came this day to remember the old football coach who always inspired them to do their best, be their best and give their best. John Daskal taught his young athletes not just under the Friday night lights of the football stadium, but in every step of their lives.
As the North Carolina General Assembly wrapped up its first week back in session in Raleigh, local elected officials are asking for more than $38 million from the state legislature to address Fayetteville's needs.
As Fayetteville residents process the plethora of information provided at last week's town hall on the fate of E.E. Smith High School, some Golden Bull alumni are asking why Smith — and why now?
A gathering at the Cumberland County Democratic Party headquarters on Thursday was a harbinger that North Carolina will again be a factor in the outcome of the presidential election.
With high school graduation on the horizon, Fort Liberty students and parents are preparing for a new chapter.
The passing of Fayetteville Fire Department Battalion Chief John Bowen, who died at age 35 on April 16, 2022, six months after being diagnosed with colon cancer, has been ruled a Line-Of-Duty Death by the N.C. Industrial Commission.