Five members of the Cumberland County Schools leadership team with a combined 163 years of experience are retiring before the new school year starts.
Questions about the timing and assessment of a federally mandated count of the homeless population were discussed Wednesday at a meeting of the Fayetteville-Cumberland County Liaison Committee.
Eight schools in Cumberland County will have new principals for the coming school year. The county Board of Education approved the recommendations of Superintendent Marvin Connelly Jr. on Tuesday night.
Lillian Black Elementary and Ireland Drive Middle schools will close after a unanimous vote by the Cumberland County Board of Education on Tuesday night.
A Miami-based company that operates nearly 100 senior medical centers in 12 states will open a facility on Raeford Road, according to the Fayetteville Cumberland Economic Development Corp.
SPRING LAKE — The town of Spring Lake will be moving to a standard work week when the furloughs end at the end of the month. For the first time in over two decades, Town Hall …
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on Monday got an update on the projected space needs for county government over the next 20 years. The cost of renovating existing spaces and …
Fayetteville is in the midst of a heat wave — one that can be dangerous for residents who do not have access to air conditioning. In response to the high temperatures this week, Cumberland …
SPRING LAKE — The Board of Aldermen on Monday night, along with the Local Government Commission, will hold a public hearing on the proposed budget, and it also is expected to pass a resolution to bring the town into the Cumberland County Recreation Service District.
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on Monday will get an early glimpse of what kind of operating space the county government will need in the near future. The county in 2021 hired Creech & Associates LLP, a Charlotte-based architectural design firm, to conduct a study determining what type and amount of space the county's governmental services departments need as it grows to serve an increasing population.
Cumberland County Animal Services is waiving the adoption fee for all pets for one week, beginning Monday, the county said in a release. "Animal Services periodically will request to waive …
Advocates of the N.C. Civil War & Reconstruction History Center plan to appear before the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners in August to ask for the $7.5 million the county previously agreed to provide for the project.
The former Spring Lake finance director was arrested Friday and charged with embezzlement, bank fraud and identity theft. Gay Cameron Tucker, 63, of Fayetteville, is accused of embezzling more than $500,000 from Spring Lake during her time as finance director and accounting technician for the town, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina said in a release.
The Cape Fear Valley Health Pavilion North Express Care will reopen Monday on a three-day schedule. The Express Care, which is at 6387 Ramsey St., closed in October 2021 to focus on COVID-19 vaccinations and testing, the health system said in a release. It will be open to see patients on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
SPRING LAKE — Spring Lake’s proposed budget calls for an end to furloughs and increases in water and sewer rates. The $13.3 million proposed budget would keep the property tax rate …
Developers will not have to deal with temporary restrictions on lot size and setbacks after a vote by the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on Monday morning. A motion to establish a 90-day moratorium for zero lot-line development failed to get a majority vote.
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on Monday night passed the fiscal 2023 budget. The budget passed on a 4-2 vote. Voting in favor were Commissioners Larry Lancaster, Toni …
The Fayetteville Cumberland Economic Development Corp. and the Community Development Foundation plan to use $4 million in federal funds to build an HR center that will help service members, military spouses and veterans find jobs.
The prospect of a new name for Fort Bragg is getting mixed reviews from veterans and civil rights leaders in Fayetteville. A federal commission tasked by Congress with recommending new names for …
Cumberland County’s homeless population rose by 178 from 2020 to 2022, according to an annual count of people who live on the streets and those living in homeless shelters. The 2021 count, which was restricted to people in emergency shelters because of the COVID-19 pandemic, was 54.
Several community Memorial Day events are scheduled through Monday. They include: Friday Spring Lake: A Memorial Day ceremony is scheduled for 10 a.m. at Veterans Park on Ruth …
SPRING LAKE — Around two dozen people attended a Memorial Day ceremony Friday in Spring Lake. The Rev. Jeffrey Stafford, an Army veteran and pastor of Manna Life Center off Manchester Road, was the keynote speaker.
Public swimming pools will open for the season Monday across Cumberland County. Fayetteville-Cumberland Parks & Recreation pools will provide relief from the heat from Memorial Day through …
The CityView TODAY podcast airs each month. Moderator Tim White talks with CityView TODAY reporters and others in the community about topics and issues that are in the news in Fayetteville and …
SPRING LAKE — The Spring Lake Board of Aldermen heard a mostly positive financial update from the Local Government Commission Monday night during a regularly scheduled work session.
