A section of McArthur Road was closed to traffic briefly after a head-on collision about noon Tuesday, according to the Fayetteville Police Department. The drivers of two vehicles were taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.
City and county offices will be closed and some services curtailed on Monday in observance of the Independence Day holiday. There will be no transit services on Monday.
Bond packages totaling $97 million could add 3.5 to 4 cents to the city property tax rate in coming fiscal years. The Fayetteville City Council on Monday authorized public hearings on Aug. 8 on …
SPRING LAKE — The Spring Lake Board of Aldermen on Monday night voted to table an endorsement of the fiscal 2022-23 budget ordinance passed by the Local Government Commission on June 22.
SPRING LAKE — The Spring Lake Board of Aldermen is expected to endorse the proposed town budget on Monday night ahead of the Local Government Commission’s adoption this week. The …
The Cumberland County Department of Public Health now offers Moderna COVID-19 vaccination shots for children 6 months to 5 years old. Shots will be administered at the Health Department at 1235 …
Christoph Diasio, a Southern Pines pediatrician and president of the North Carolina Pediatric Society, was thrilled on Tuesday as COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months old were being distributed across the state.
The Fayetteville Police Department is investigating a shooting Sunday afternoon that left one man dead. Officers were dispatched at 12:17 p.m. to the 1600 block of Veanna Drive in reference to a shooting that had just occurred, police said in a release.
Ben Brown honored as trustee emeritus at Fayetteville State University Ben Brown Jr. has been honored as trustee emeritus of Fayetteville State University’s board of trustees, the college …
The walls of his office are bare, including those photographs from 1955 when John Fairley Dunn opened the little nursery along Skibo Road long before the commercial chain stores came along. The …
The Fayetteville City Council on Monday is scheduled to discuss projects that would be part of a proposed $97 million bond package to put before voters in November. The City Council meets at 7 …
Discussion of a plan to restructure the way Fayetteville City Council members are elected has been removed from the agenda for Monday’s council meeting.
Six new district-level administrators will help lead Cumberland County Schools in new roles for the coming school year. The Board of Education approved the appointments on the recommendation of Superintendent Marvin Connelly Jr.
PrideFest 2022 will showcase entertainment, music, vendors, food trucks and children’s activities Saturday at Festival Park in downtown Fayetteville. The free festival is scheduled from noon to 6 p.m.
They were college basketball teammates, one a prolific offensive wizard and one who converted two free throws to secure a national championship and an unbeaten season that still is revered in Chapel Hill.
Fayetteville PWC will host the Power & Water Conservation Expo on Friday downtown, giving residents the opportunity to speak face to face with utility representatives and experts. The expo is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at SkyView on Hay, 121 Hay St.
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents to be aware of a phone scam. The scammers are identifying themselves as employees of the Sheriff's Office and telling whoever …
Detectives with the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office are asking the public for help in identifying a man who tried to rob a convenience store in Spring Lake earlier this month. The …
Fayetteville’s city manager and city attorney will get pay raises after job performance evaluations by the City Council. After evaluations discussed in closed session on Wednesday night, the …
Fayetteville’s public utility is considering changes to its rate structure to encourage conservation of electricity as well as economic development. The Fayetteville Public Works Commission met Wednesday to discuss proposed electric rate options that would take effect after 2024.
While the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners was being briefed by county staff on the latest U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's health advisory for GenX, the company responsible for …
When they were teenagers growing up in Hope Mills, they could travel almost anywhere just by taking Cameron, Legion and Hope Mills roads or U.S. 301. But the roadways that took members of the Hope Mills High School Class of 1967 on their life journey always had a return destination.
The Fayetteville City Council on Wednesday will evaluate City Manager Doug Hewett and City Attorney Karen McDonald during a special meeting. The meeting will follow the agenda briefing that is …
A Fayetteville man faces trafficking charges after drugs were found in a stolen vehicle in his possession, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said. On June 16, the Sheriff’s Office …
Summer made a splash in Fayetteville on Tuesday morning when the city’s newest splash pad opened with a ribbon-cutting. The splash pad is outside Lake Rim Recreation Center at 1455 Hoke Loop Road.
