County Board Says Godwin Town Board Elections Tainted
Godwin’s town commissioner elections from November must be redone, the Cumberland County Board of Elections unanimously decided on Friday, based on the board’s conclusion that the former town clerk could have influenced voters with text messages and telephone calls.
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Cumberland County
Cumberland’s Unhoused Support Center location may change
County commissioners vote to begin design and look for sites other than the B Street neighborhood
THE KIRBY FILE: City, County Weather the Snow, but Motorists Urged to Beware of Ice on Secondary Roadways
We came out, for the most part, unscathed with the winter wonderland of snow, which fell on this community.
THE KIRBY FILE: County Awaits Architect Firm’s Cost for Design and Renovation of Crown Theatre and Arena
“We are taking a methodical approach to the Crown Theatre and Arena renovation,” says Kirk deViere, chair of the Cumberland Board of County Commissioners. “… This ensures we design to a budget rather than budget to a design.”
Michael Nagowski, Longtime Cape Fear Valley Health CEO, Announces Retirement
The health system’s CEO since 2008, he is credited with transforming and expanding the health system while deepening its ties to Fayetteville.
Fayetteville
Residents Push for Clarity as Data Centers Consider Fayetteville
Fayetteville residents pressed economic development officials for clarity Thursday during a forum on how the city and county handle future data center proposals.
February To-Do List: Top 25 Things to Do This Month in Cumberland County
Experience exciting events happening in and around Fayetteville this month from CityView Magazine’s February issue.
Grab Your Shovels and Sleds! Fayetteville Could Get Up to 12—No, Make That 8, Err…4—Inches of Snow
Fayetteville, Cumberland County, and North Carolina are under a state of emergency over the winter weather.
OPINION & COLUMNS
THE KIRBY FILE: Local College Students to Join in Downtown Protest of ICE Agents in Minneapolis
Fatal shooting deaths of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Jeffrey Pretti by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, have polarized a nation, and that polarization includes Fayetteville.
Obituaries
Deborah C. ((Smith)) Foulds-Carter
On 5, February, 2026, God in His infinite and wise providence called to eternal rest our beloved and devoted wife and mother Deborah C. Foulds-Carter, one of two children born to Arthur Smith Sr. and Irma Pass…
Deborah C. ((Smith)) Foulks-Carter
On 5, February, 2026, God in His infinite and wise providence called to eternal rest our beloved and devoted wife and mother Deborah C. Foulds-Carter, one of two children born to Arthur Smith Sr. and Irma Pass…
Samuel Markham Bradford
Samuel Markham Bradford, “Sam/Sammy,” 78, of Guyton, Georgia passed away on Monday, February 2, 2026.
Nancy Jane (Jones) Adams
Nancy Jane Adams, 83, passed away on January 28, 2026. She was preceded in death by her parents, James Wesley and Ora Woods Jones; her brothers, James Jones, Leo Kenneth Jones, and Charles Wesley Jones; and her…
Mr. Ottye Thompson
Colvin Funeral Home & Crematory…announces this earthly transition of Ottye Thompson, of Fayetteville, NC, who departed this life on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at the age of 92. We extend our deepest condolences to the family and…