The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners met Thursday to discuss items to add to meeting agendas for upcoming board sessions.
Cumberland County Emergency Services and other first-responder agencies will sponsor the 23rd annual Cumberland County Emergency Services Memorial Ceremony on Saturday.
Cumberland County Commissioners will meet Thursday afternoon to discuss items to add to the board’s agenda for future meetings. Here’s what commissioners will discuss. Medicaid …
The Cumberland County Board of Education approved revisions to school policies, abiding by the ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’ — the controversial new state law regarding K-12 …
Cumberland County residents in need of some puppy love are in luck. The county’s Animal Services Department has launched a program — Dog’s Day Out — that allows residents to take a sheltered dog out on the town for the day, giving people the option to enjoy the company of a ready pet outside of the facility's environment for companionship and adventure.
The Cumberland County Board of Education will meet Tuesday and consider changes to some of its policies to comply with the recently passed N.C. Parents’ Bill of Rights, approve the purchase of vehicles, present awards to a custodian and a parent, and more.
If you’re affiliated with the military, you’ve likely acquired an experience or two that evokes wildly different reactions from different groups. Your civilian connections? Shock, disbelief. Your military connections? Shrug. “I did that in 2016.”
Food vendors are being sought for Fayetteville’s first food hall, an open-air food and entertainment venue being developed as Railyard FVL. Partners are being sought to operate food stalls in the entertainment venue, according to a news release. Railyard’s developers hope to recruit eight to 12 small food and beverage businesses to operate stalls.
Pine Forest defeated E.E. Smith 22-0 Friday night as Cumberland County Schools football teams took the field. Among other scores, Harnett Central topped Terry Sanford 45-28.
Only two days remain for one-stop, early voting in the municipal primary election. New election laws require that voters present photo identification. Those without a photo ID can get one free at the Cumberland County Board of Elections Office.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month, in October, has continual reminders about the disease and the importance of self-checks, annual mammograms and listening to your body. Erin Champion gets reminded every day. A breast cancer survivor, she works as a breast patient navigator at the Breast Care Center at Cape Fear Valley Health. The center, at 524 Beaumont Road, helps patients deal with the disease, employing staff whose sole purpose is guiding patients through their own private journeys.
David Culbreth is always on the lookout for technological advances that will save school coaches time from certain aspects of their work so they can devote more of it to their students and families. His latest discovery is the Turf Tank Two, which tackles the arduous task of lining athletic fields for play and turns it into a job for one person and one machine.
The North Carolina General Assembly has penned a 21st-century version of the Hans Christian Andersen classic “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” State Senate Bill 452 has completed the stripping of power from the N.C. High School Athletic Association that began four years ago as a personal crusade by Sen. Tom McInnis, a Republican who represents Cumberland and Moore counties, and his two top helpers, Sens. Todd Johnson, R-Union, and Vickie Sawyer, R-Mecklenberg, as well as the rest of the Republican majority in the state House and Senate.
Incidents of violent juvenile crime in Cumberland County increased 30% between 2021 and 2022, according to data from the N.C. Dept. of Public Safety. Community stakeholders in Cumberland County are …
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners met Monday morning for a short meeting and approved disaster contracts, funded the county’s juvenile crime prevention, and recognized nonprofit organizations that were recently awarded fiscal recovery funds by the county.
The Alzheimer’s Association invites Cumberland County and area residents to participate in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Oct. 28 at Segra Stadium, 460 Hay St.
When a loved one is experiencing a mental health crisis, families often go to their local emergency room for help. This can set off a cascade of events that most people are unaware of and, quite frankly, blindsided by. NC Health News regularly receives emails and calls from families in different stages of this process who are either in shock about what’s happening or angered by the treatment — or lack of treatment — their loved one is receiving.
Eggs Up Grill, a breakfast, brunch and lunch restaurant, will open a location in Hope Mills in December. Located at 2951 Town Center Drive in Traemoor Village Shopping Center, the restaurant is the first Eggs Up Grill planned in the Fayetteville market for franchise partner Stephanie Poole, joined by Brittney and Lauren Poole, according to a news release.
A quiet Starbucks was transformed into a lively community as military spouses and their children gathered Friday afternoon to make new friends and form connections with their military family community.
Here are the scores from Friday night’s slate of high school football scores for Cumberland County Schools.
With just hours left for Congress to come up with a funding deal, government observers say a government shutdown seems likely. This will mean certain non-essential employees will be furloughed, services will cease and more.
A man and woman have been charged with cruelty to animals after seven horses were seized from Witts End Quarter Horses, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. The seized horses included a 3-month-old foal that “sustained felony-level injuries,” according to a news release.
The Cumberland Community Foundation celebrated a historic year of giving and grantmaking and honored Mary Lynn McCree Bryan Leadership Award winner Linda Devore at its annual gathering of supporters and volunteers Thursday.
With cases of Covid-19 on the rise in Cumberland County, Cumberland County School officials continue to take precautions to limit the virus’ spread among students. Cape Fear Valley Health reported 108 COVID-related visits to its children’s emergency department between Aug. 27 and Sept. 16. Before August, the reported cases were “none to two per day.”
Mixed signals and confusion over enforcement of Fayetteville’s no-camping ordinance have some in the city’s homeless community decrying the lack of response to their plight.
