Under the recommended 2024-25 budget of Fayetteville City Manager Doug Hewett — which he presented to Fayetteville City Council at Monday’s meeting — residents could see a 5-cent property tax rate increase per $100 property valuation and increases in several monthly service fees.
At the Spring Lake Board of Aldermens’ work session Monday, board members voted to officially change their designation to “commissioners” and lengthen members’ terms of office from two to four years.
Tuesday is election day across North Carolina in the Republican run-off primary for lieutenant governor and state auditor. The election is open to Republican voters and to unaffiliated voters.
Like a lot of meteorologists, Nick Petro’s fascination with the weather began early in his childhood.
Some of you have heard this story before of that Mother’s Day Sunday when the Rev. Leighton B. McKeithen closed his sermon at Highland Presbyterian Church in reciting “A Little Parable for Mothers” by Temple Bailey. Bailey was the gifted American novelist. McKeithen was the caring and compassionate preacher who could offer Bible scripture from the heart.
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.
In a unanimous vote, Hope Mills commissioners on Monday approved the appropriation of more than $450,000 in the planning stages of a new senior center, set for the Golfview Greenway.
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.
Cumberland County will consider changing the terms of its leasing agreements after some commissioners raised concerns about deals they deemed unfair to the county.
‘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.
This is a presidential election year. While that means that Americans are subjected to a torrent of political ads, it also means we can reflect on our democracy. This reflection is important because there are many country’s whose citizens cannot chose their leaders.
