Fayetteville Renews School Police Contract After Clash Over Transparency
The Fayetteville City Council approved providing 18 police officers and 66 crossing guards to public schools despite questions about whether the school resource officer program has ever been properly evaluated.
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Cumberland County
Fayetteville’s Goodyear Tire Factory to Close in 2027
The manufacturing plant opened in 1969 and employs 1,700 people.
Cumberland Commissioners Schedule Hearing on Data Center Moratorium
The public can comment on plans for a temporary ban during the hearing on May 18.
Cumberland County Commissioners to Consider Data Center Moratorium
Commissioners will discuss a draft moratorium on Thursday. A vote on a temporary ban on data centers could come following a public hearing in May.
Complaints Filed Against 2 GOP Members of Cumberland County Elections Board
Watchdog blasts leadership of elections board chair, questions legality of $25,000 donation by board secretary, in complaints to State Board of Elections.
Fayetteville
Upscale Hotel Development Proposed for Empty Lot Near County Courthouse
The Cumberland on Gillespie Street in downtown Fayetteville would have 126 rooms, a rooftop bar, and a signature restaurant and sit where Crown Event Center was supposed to be built.
Cumberland County Elections Director Targeted for Termination
The Republican majority of the Cumberland County Board of Elections asked the state director to fire county Elections Director Angie Amaro.
After Troubled Build, Fayetteville’s New Tennis Center Gets Public Preview
One of the contractors left the job unfinished, triggering a lawsuit, a state audit, and a criminal probe that continues as The Courts at Glenville Lake gets ready to welcome visitors.
OPINION & COLUMNS
Column: Musings of a Mortifying Mother
With Mother’s Day in mind, columnist Claire Mullen reflects on when she started becoming a mortifying mother in the eyes of her daughter.
Obituaries
Joshua Crider
September 20, 1973 — May 21, 2026 Joshua Crider, born on September 20, 1973, in Morristown, Tennessee, left an indelible mark on the hearts of those who knew him when he passed away on May 21, 2026.…
David Lee Irving
June 20, 1964 — May 19, 2026 David Lee Irving, 61, of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. He was born in Cumberland County, North Carolina, on June 20, 1964, to the…
Frances Markum Salaz
February 24, 1938 — May 18, 2026 Frances Markum Salaz of Fayetteville, North Carolina journeyed to be with the Lord on May 18, 2026. Frances was born February 24, 1938, in Woodbury, Tennessee, into the loving arms…
Mary (Yvonne) Houser Marlow
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Mary (Yvonne) Houser Marlow of Natick, MA, formerly of Fayetteville, NC, and Bristol, VA, on May 19, 2026, at the age of 92. She was born…