Republican Susan Chapman and Democrat Frances Jackson are running for the N.C. House District 45 seat. The seat is currently held by John Szoka, who is running for an at-large seat on the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners.
Republican Robby Hicks is challenging Judge Mark Sternlicht, a Democrat, for the N.C. Superior Court judge District 12C, Seat 2. CityView asked the candidates why they are running for a seat on the Superior Court bench. Here are their answers.
Democrat Rosalyn Hood and Republican Jonathan Strange are seeking the N.C. District Court judge District 12 seat 6. CityView asked the candidates why they are running for a seat on the District Court bench. Here are their answers.
Gray’s Creek residents who participated in a North Carolina State University chemical exposure study were told Wednesday they had a higher-than-average amount of chemicals in their …
With two members of the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners departing at the end of this term, the seven-member board will have two new faces. But they will likely be familiar faces to local voters. Four candidates are vying to fill the two at-large seats.
The Cumberland County Board of Education on Tuesday voted unanimously to offer retention bonuses of $1,000 to all staff members who complete their employment contracts during the 2021-22 school year.
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners’ Crown Event Committee on Tuesday took another step toward construction on the proposed $80 million facility that will replace the aging Crown …
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III is scheduled to visit Fort Bragg on Tuesday to welcome the 18th Airborne Corps back from its deployment to Europe in the midst of the Russian-Ukraine …
Voters in N.C. House District 43 have a choice between two veteran officeholders in the Nov. 8 general election. Republican Diane Wheatley won the seat in 2020 after six-term incumbent Elmer Floyd was defeated in the Democratic primary. Floyd lost the Democratic nomination to political newcomer Kimberly Hardy in 2020. But in a 2022 rematch, Floyd defeated Hardy in the May primary.
The Fayetteville City Council on Oct. 24 unanimously approved an affordable housing plan for the wider Murchison neighborhood, the first step in a potentially long federal approval process. …
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Friday night shooting that left one man dead. Don Antonio Flournoy, 58, of Fayetteville, died in the shooting that happened near the …
WHITE OAK – A 2.5-mile section of N.C. 53 north of White Oak is scheduled to close to thru traffic on Monday for drainage work. Maintenance employees for the N.C. Department of …
North Carolina voters have until 5 p.m. Tuesday to request a mail-in ballot for the Nov. 8 general election, according to the N.C. Board of Elections. Meanwhile, early one-stop voting will continue at eight polling sites across Cumberland County through Nov. 5, according to the county Board of Elections website, Cumberland County elections website.
There’s good news for eligible teachers and other employees of the Cumberland County Schools system. The personnel committee of the Cumberland County Board of Education has recommended that the school district offer retention bonuses of $1,000 to any staff member who completed their employment contract for the 2021-22 school year.
A detention officer is accused of providing a cell phone to an inmate at the Cumberland County Detention Center, the Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. Monique Rossetta Smith, 29, of …
Cumberland County on Wednesday unveiled its new 911 emergency operations services center at 500 Executive Place. The county held a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by more than 150 people …
RAEFORD – Cape Fear Valley Health’s Hoke Hospital honored late Sheriff Hubert Peterkin on Tuesday with the unveiling of a community room and the announcement of a new scholarship in his …
A Terry Sanford High School student is charged with having a gun on campus, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday. At 3 p.m. Tuesday, Deputy T. Scott, a school resource …
Years after the request was first made, the Fayetteville City Council on Monday night gave organizers of a proposed Civil War history center what they wanted: $6.6 million. The council voted 9-0.
A Hope Mills man is accused of having stolen ATVs, trailers and other items after a search of a property on Smokey Canyon Drive on Saturday, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said. The …
In this week’s notebook: Nikeisha Waring hired as Cumberland County’s first chief diversity officer, Dominique Hall hired as Cumberland County’s new human resources director, Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office recognized for its work with military law enforcement, the county Department of Social Services has merged its website with Cumberland County government, city of Fayetteville receives budget award.
The city of Fayetteville and Fayetteville-Cumberland Parks & Recreation will celebrate the opening of the Bill Crisp Senior Center with a ribbon-cutting at 10 a.m. Tuesday.
Fayetteville State University Chancellor Darrell T. Allison was full of surprises Thursday morning: new retail outlets, a new home for the chamber of commerce, and a new name for its business center to reflect its growing role as a business hub.
One-stop early voting for the Nov. 8 elections begins Thursday, Oct. 20, at eight polling sites across Cumberland County. The early voting period will end on Nov. 5.
Fayetteville police Sgt. Caleb Hudson called it “a normal day.” That was before he put his life on the line and coordinated the safe evacuation of employees out of the back door of the Taco Bell on Bragg Boulevard. Hudson, 43, was among seven people recognized Tuesday morning with the top honor at the 2022 Public Safety Valor Awards.
