Summer made a splash in Fayetteville on Tuesday morning when the city’s newest splash pad opened with a ribbon-cutting. The splash pad is outside Lake Rim Recreation Center at 1455 Hoke Loop Road.
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners agreed Monday night to approve a $510,000 incentives package for a national home construction company that says it plans to build a manufacturing plant in Fayetteville.
The inaugural Juneteenth Jubilee was a big success over the weekend for the city and its co-sponsor, the Cool Spring Downtown District, according to organizers of the celebration.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday released national drinking water health advisories for four PFAS chemicals including GenX, which has plagued private well water supplies near the …
The Fayetteville Cumberland Economic Development Corp. on Monday is expected to ask the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners for $510,000 to entice a construction industry to locate here.
Van Geons receives statewide Innovation of the Year Award Robert Van Geons, CEO and president of the Fayetteville Cumberland Economic Development Corp., has been recognized with the inaugural Innovation of the Year Award, the North Carolina Economic Development Association announced Wednesday.
Fayetteville State University on Friday announced it has received a historic gift of $5.8 million to support key initiatives. It is the largest single private donation in the school’s …
A national homebuilder would create 189 jobs in Fayetteville and build a factory to make trusses and other construction components, according to a report presented to the City Council.
The price of lunch for some students in Cumberland County public schools will go up for the first time since 2017. The 50-cent increase will take effect this fall for students who have previously …
Five members of the Cumberland County Schools leadership team with a combined 163 years of experience are retiring before the new school year starts.
Music, arts and crafts, food trucks and poetry will highlight Fayetteville’s first Juneteenth Jubilee this weekend. The celebration will be Saturday and Sunday at Festival Park at 335 Ray …
Questions about the timing and assessment of a federally mandated count of the homeless population were discussed Wednesday at a meeting of the Fayetteville-Cumberland County Liaison Committee.
Eight schools in Cumberland County will have new principals for the coming school year. The county Board of Education approved the recommendations of Superintendent Marvin Connelly Jr. on Tuesday night.
Jennifer Lawrence Bordelon, 35, passed away in New Orleans, LA on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Jen was born on November 6, 1986 in Birmingham, AL, and was a 2005 graduate of Shelby County High School in Shelbyville, KY.
Lillian Black Elementary and Ireland Drive Middle schools will close after a unanimous vote by the Cumberland County Board of Education on Tuesday night.
A Miami-based company that operates nearly 100 senior medical centers in 12 states will open a facility on Raeford Road, according to the Fayetteville Cumberland Economic Development Corp.
SPRING LAKE — The town of Spring Lake will be moving to a standard work week when the furloughs end at the end of the month. For the first time in over two decades, Town Hall …
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on Monday got an update on the projected space needs for county government over the next 20 years. The cost of renovating existing spaces and …
Fayetteville is in the midst of a heat wave — one that can be dangerous for residents who do not have access to air conditioning. In response to the high temperatures this week, Cumberland …
The city of Fayetteville and the Fayetteville Veterans Affairs Medical Center will host a community Stand Down event on Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Festival Park. The event is a free, …
SPRING LAKE — The Board of Aldermen on Monday night, along with the Local Government Commission, will hold a public hearing on the proposed budget, and it also is expected to pass a resolution to bring the town into the Cumberland County Recreation Service District.
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on Monday will get an early glimpse of what kind of operating space the county government will need in the near future. The county in 2021 hired Creech & Associates LLP, a Charlotte-based architectural design firm, to conduct a study determining what type and amount of space the county's governmental services departments need as it grows to serve an increasing population.
Cumberland County Animal Services is waiving the adoption fee for all pets for one week, beginning Monday, the county said in a release. "Animal Services periodically will request to waive …
A loose coalition of community leaders has formed in hopes of bringing millions of dollars to Cumberland County to increase the number of sexual assault nurse examiners in the region.
Electronics repair shop opens in Fayetteville Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions, an electronics repair shop, has opened in Fayetteville at 4225 A Ramsey St. The store offers professional …
