In its 96 years of existence, E.E. Smith High School has seen five different locations — and if some local officials have their say, it will soon see its sixth.

Voters this year could put four people from Fayetteville and Cumberland into four of North Carolina’s top statewide offices. The three Democrats and one Republican are running for …

The Cumberland Board of County Commissioners finds itself in something of a conundrum after learning Monday that the price tag for what was a $131.7 million Crown Event Center scheduled for …

Researchers are struggling to catch up with recently-identified and evolving subgroups of PFAS, but two new studies from North Carolina scientists indicate progress is being made.  PFAS, or …

The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners unanimously passed new restrictions on vape and hemp shops Tuesday as part of what Chairman Glenn Adams has described as efforts to address nicotine consumption among youth. 

The 131,000-square-foot event center originally scheduled to come to downtown Fayetteville by late 2025 now must be redesigned in the face of likely delays and increased project costs, county …

You may remember my creepy crawler story about the mischievous critter up there in my attic. He or she would get started somewhere around 4 a.m. to 5 a.m. You could hear the scratching and the …

While Cumberland County’s Republican Party has eight candidates vying for  Dist. 2 seats on the Board of Commissioners this year, the GOP is letting the Democrats take three District Court …

Billy Wiggs was like many of us who ponder the afterlife. “I wonder what heaven will be like,” a son would remember conversation no so long ago with a father of such Christian faith. …

Some members of Cumberland County Schools Superintendent Dr. Marvin Connelly’s cabinet will be receiving raises of up to 15% after the school board approved a bevy of pay increases for the eight-person group at his request.

Lawsuits aimed at holding the chemical companies responsible for contaminating the Cape Fear River with harmful PFAS chemicals have been gaining traction in the past couple of months.  …

Fayetteville could soon see a new museum focusing on Black local history and culture, as the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners will consider Tuesday whether to approve a potential contract with the nonprofit Community Development Foundation to take the first steps in the $900,000 project.

A routine meeting got heated Thursday night when the Cumberland County Board of Education took up the question of a potential site for the new E.E. Smith High School.  Audience members in …

Jeff Goldberg didn’t see this one coming. He was the voice of “Good Morning Fayetteville” on WFNC 640 AM radio since Labor Day of 2012 until his final emotional radiocast on …

The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners held its first agenda session of 2024 on Thursday, with commissioners questioning county staff on issues like disaster recovery shelters, affordable housing and the canceled shipment of tons of GenX to Fayetteville.

The Fayetteville Public Works Commission — and its customers in and around Fayetteville — face an estimated $92 million cost to design and build filtering equipment to extract “forever chemicals” out of its drinking water supplies, the PWC’s board learned during a presentation Wednesday. 

The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners will hold its first agenda session of 2024 at 1 p.m. Thursday, with commissioners scheduled to hear updates on important projects like affordable housing in Spring Lake and a new water system in the Cedar Creek area.

Fayetteville is asking residents to fill out a survey to gauge their perception and satisfaction with the city’s services, including specific questions about departmental services and broad questions about the city’s overall direction and quality-of-life for residents. 

Fay Block Materials, a family-owned masonry business with an on-site storage facility in north Fayetteville, is looking to expand its storage yard by 1.4 acres via a rezoning request to the …

Republican Cumberland County Commissioner Dist. 2 candidate Venus de la Cruz will not campaign in the GOP primary, she said on Tuesday, and instead will support three other Republican candidates in the eight-person race.

Proposed homeless support center downtown, county commissioner says, not just to get out of the cold   Pamela and Kevin Carter say they have compassion for the homeless population, but …

At its meeting Monday, the Fayetteville City Council approved a special use permit for Cumberland County’s proposed homeless shelter , paving the way for the county to begin the planning and …

The board kicked off 2024 with a closed session for a portion of the Monday meeting, after which Interim Town Manager Chancer McLaughlin read a statement confirming that a Hope Mills Police …

The Spring Lake Board of Aldermen approved development plans for a new professional building on Main Street and a proposed location for Starbucks at their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday night.

A Hope Mills Police Department major has been fired amid a State Bureau of Investigation probe into a Dec. 12 incident at the police department, the town said Monday.  In a reply to a …