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Drivers on parts of Cliffdale Road, Pamalee Drive and Stoney Point Road will have to slow down soon to avoid risking a speeding ticket. The Fayetteville City Council has approved reducing the speed limit to 45 mph on parts of those three streets.

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 …

Two former mayors, two former mayors pro tem and two past city councilmen have been working for more than a year to reduce district representation on the elected body that governs the city.

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.

A candidate for Fayetteville City Council appealed for more oversight of the Police Department during a public hearing Wednesday night. Mario Benavente, who is running for the District 3 seat, …

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.

This wasn’t a debate between the city mayor and the challenger who wants to be mayor, but it was an informative and enlightening back-and-forth exchange between incumbent Mitch Colvin and Freddie Delacruz.

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.

City offices will be closed on Monday to observe Juneteenth as an official holiday for the first time. In January, the Fayetteville City Council voted to add Juneteenth as a holiday for city employees.

HOPE MILLS — The Hope Mills Board of Commissioners voted during a special meeting Monday to make Juneteenth a paid holiday for the town. The federal holiday commemorates the abolishment of …

A public forum will give Fayetteville residents a chance to speak out about public safety on Wednesday night. The Community Police Advisory Board will sponsor its first forum at 7 p.m.

The Fayetteville City Council on Monday approved a $249.17 million budget for fiscal year 2022-23 by a unanimous vote during its monthly meeting at City Hall.

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 …

Temperature expected to reach 104 degrees Tuesday

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.

Candidates field questions during NAACP forum

Residents had the opportunity Sunday afternoon to hear from candidates running for mayor and the Fayetteville City Council during a forum sponsored by the Fayetteville branch of the …

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. 

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