Classes began Monday for about 2,000 students as Methodist University opened the 2022-23 academic year. The students are from across the U.S. and more than 40 countries, according to a news release from the university.
Cumberland County Schools is offering a $2,000 sign-on bonus for eligible new teachers and instructional support staff, according to a news release from the school system.
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners’ Crown Event Center Committee on Tuesday is scheduled to review proposed “guiding principles” that are to be incorporated into the …
They gathered this night to remember what many might recall as the best of their days growing up with one another at the old Seventy-First High School along Raeford Road, just up the way from Doodle …
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on Monday is scheduled to consider staff-recommended options for how to spend opioid settlement money. The commissioners will consider four proposals …
In this week’s notebook: Fayetteville chamber soliciting nominations for ‘Local Hero’ award, Stout and Booth Orthodontics is now MyOrthodontist, Crown Complex is hosting a job fair Aug. 23, and Cape Fear Valley receives a heart award.
Back-to-school immunizations will be available for students in Cumberland County Schools at several upcoming clinics. The school system is partnering with the Cumberland County Department of Public Health to offer immunization clinics for students entering kindergarten, seventh grade and 12th grade, according to a news release from the school system.
Summer graduates of Cumberland County Schools received their diplomas Thursday in a ceremony at Jack Britt High School. A total of 57 students graduated, according to a news release from the school system.
Applications for free and reduced-price meals for students who attend schools that are not eligible for a federal assistance program are due Aug. 22, according to a Cumberland County Schools news …
Against the backdrop of mounting evidence that links per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to negative impacts on human health, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) released a study that calls for testing the blood of people with extended exposure to the man-made chemicals.
Dr. Holly Kusel is right where she wants to be. And right where Kusel wants to be is in the Cape Fear Valley Medical Center emergency department helping those who are in a health crisis.
In this week’s notebook: Alex McFadyen named Coldwell Banker 30 under 30 award winner, Cape Fear Valley receives stroke treatment award and Cumberland County Schools is recruiting literacy tutors.
The Cumberland County American Rescue Plan Committee met Friday to consider funding for applicants under two ARP programs: the Small Business Economic Assistance Program and the Aid to Nonprofit …
About 50 faculty and staff members at Fayetteville Technical Community College on Thursday heard what the first of two finalists for college president believes are critical issues facing the …
More than $1 million in federal funding is up for grabs as a Cumberland County committee meets Friday to consider applications from local businesses. The Cumberland County American Rescue Plan Committee will meet at 11 a.m. Friday to consider funding for applicants under the Small Business Economic Assistance Program.
Cumberland County Manager Amy Cannon plans to retire effective Dec. 1, according to a news release from the county. Cannon informed the Board of Commissioners of her decision on Monday, the …
The Cumberland County Department of Public Health will be closed Wednesday while repairs are done to the air-conditioning system. The Health Department closed at 11 a.m. Tuesday when the …
Homebuilder NVR Inc. plans to invest $25 million to build a factory on Dunn Road, creating 189 jobs, state and local officials announced Tuesday. The Fortune 500 company plans to build a …
Cumberland County Manager Amy Cannon on Monday told members of the Board of Commissioners that talks about the county’s sale tax revenue distribution method are on the horizon. Cannon …
Fayetteville Technical Community College on Tuesday released the names of the two finalists to succeed college President J. Larry Keen, who is retiring in January. The finalists are Mark Sorrells, …
Cumberland County Manager Amy Cannon on Monday asked the county Board of Commissioners to consider creating two new water and sewer districts to combat contamination of private wells due to GenX and …
Cumberland County has its first case of monkeypox. The Cumberland County Department of Public Health on Monday confirmed an individual tested positive for the virus, according to Dr. Jennifer Green, the county health director.
North Carolina’s Southeast recently awarded $262,000 to the Fayetteville Cumberland Economic Development Corp. that will be used to build an access road in one of the county’s industrial …
A man wanted in connection with a Saturday morning fire at a motel on Gillespie Street has been arrested and charged with arson, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said.
In this week’s notebook: U.S. News & World Report names Cape Fear Valley as a Best Regional Hospital, a local educator wins a state association’s Teacher of the Year award, and Rose Rasmussen is named to lead Fayetteville’s Internal Audit Office.
