Students will not have to wear uniforms in Cumberland County public schools in the coming school year. School uniform requirements will be waived for the 2022-23 term, according to a news release.
On the recommendation of Cumberland County Schools Superintendent Marvin Connelly Jr., the Board of Education approved five district-level appointments and one principal appointment at a meeting Wednesday morning.
A called meeting of the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners was canceled Monday evening because a majority of the commissioners did not attend. County Manager Amy Cannon had been expected to ask the board to consider creating two more water and sewer districts to combat a growing accumulation of forever chemicals in part of the county’s well-water supply.
“Good morning, Hornet family!” With that opening delivered over the intercom, Principal David Greene kicked off the new school year Monday morning for the 525 students who attend Anne Chesnutt Middle School on Skibo Road.
Cumberland County holding career fair Thursday Cumberland County government will host “Cumberland Careers,” a countywide career fair, on Thursday from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Crown …
Cumberland County Manager Amy Cannon on Monday is expected to ask the Board of Commissioners to create two new water and sewer districts to combat contamination of private wells due to GenX and other PFAS chemicals in portions of the county.
Cape Fear Valley Mobile Integrated Healthcare: Cumberland County Emergency Medical Services recently received the Gold Plus for 2022 Mission Lifeline award from the American Heart Association, and …
Chemours announced Wednesday that it is challenging the new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency health advisory for GenX, one of dozens of so-called forever chemicals found in high concentrations in the Cape Fear River and in drinking water wells in Cumberland County.
The Rev. Stuart Collick stood before the Fayetteville-Cumberland County Homeless Committee on Tuesday and begged its members to step up as leaders and get projects moving on behalf of the homeless.
Cumberland County has received $937,600 from the Golden LEAF Foundation that will be used to clear and grade 30 acres on the county-owned Sand Hill Road site. “We are happy that our …
The state Department of Environmental Quality is hosting a community information meeting on July 26 in Fayetteville to discuss new EPA guidelines related to GenX and what that means for area …
Fayetteville State recognized as Adobe Creative Campus Fayetteville State University has been designated an Adobe Creative Campus, the college said in a release. “As an Adobe …
Jack Thompson is a certified paramedic, and he still can see the middle-aged woman at the recent Heartfelt Banquet standing there with her family. He felt the emotion of that evening at Manna …
Cumberland County Schools is looking to fill 200 vacancies, with the majority of those positions being certified teachers. To help fill those positions, the school system is scheduling virtual …
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office has charged two people with first-degree murder after a man and a woman were found dead in a motel overnight.
Detectives with the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office are asking the public for help in identifying a man they say robbed a woman of her wallet at a convenience store Wednesday night. The …
To help reduce PFAS groundwater contamination, Chemours has applied for a state permit to build an underground 1-mile barrier wall along the Cape Fear River near its facility in southern Cumberland County, but some advocacy groups and residents in the area say the permit doesn’t go far enough.
Construction on the final segment of the Fayetteville Outer Loop is scheduled to begin in August after the N.C. Department of Transportation awarded a $151.8 million contract this week. The last …
For the second straight year, Fayetteville State University has used pandemic relief funding to clear $1.6 million in student debt. The funding cleared the debt for 1,178 students who were …
A Fayetteville man faces drug charges after the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant Wednesday on Shelby Circle and found cocaine and more than $7,000. The search …
Fayetteville will see temperatures above normal for July over the next few days, and Cumberland County officials want to make sure people without air conditioning have a place to stay cool. The …
The state’s nearly $2 billion budget for the new fiscal year includes $1.5 million to boost Fayetteville State University’s fledgling training program for sexual assault nurse examiners, or SANE nurses.
A Florida caregiver is accused of stabbing a man with a marker and pushing him from a moving vehicle on Interstate 95 near Godwin, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said.
Linda Brittain was setting up her stand at the Mills River Farm Market one Saturday morning when she saw a little boy pick up a stone from the ground and hand it to her. He was trying …
The city of Fayetteville is encouraging residents to apply for upcoming vacancies on several boards and commissions with a wide variety of oversight.
