Cumberland County Manager Amy Cannon on Monday is expected to ask the Board of Commissioners to create two new water and sewer districts to combat contamination of private wells due to GenX and other PFAS chemicals in portions of the county.
One person was killed and another was injured in a two-vehicle crash early Saturday at Raeford Road and Hoke Loop Road, Fayetteville police said. Police were dispatched to the crash shortly after …
Last month, Gov. Roy Cooper’s office announced the recipients of the Rural Transformation Grant Fund, a program funded through state dollars received from the American Rescue Plan …
Fayetteville Police Chief Gina Hawkins announced Friday afternoon that she will be retiring effective in January 2023, a police spokesman confirmed. Hawkins and City Manager Doug Hewett were not immediately available for comment. Hawkins has served as Fayetteville’s first minority and female police chief without the word interim before the title for the last five years.
The bizarre confrontation began in May 2020 with a Spring Lake cop disguised as a Domino’s pizza delivery driver ramming a trash can to create a diversion. The saga ended last month with a …
The ashes of a woman shot by Fayetteville police were laid to rest Friday in a niche behind St. Patrick Catholic Church. Jada Johnson, 22, was killed during what Fayetteville police say was a …
Cape Fear Valley Mobile Integrated Healthcare: Cumberland County Emergency Medical Services recently received the Gold Plus for 2022 Mission Lifeline award from the American Heart Association, and …
Courtney Banks-McLaughlin, a member of the Fayetteville City Council who represents District 8, is being challenged by businessman Michael Pinkston in the July 26 election.
In the race for the Fayetteville City Council District 8 race, political newcomer Michael Pinkston is trying to unseat incumbent Courtney Banks-McLaughlin. Pinkston, 70, is a downtown businessman …
The Fayetteville Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating after two people were found dead of apparent gunshot wounds Thursday morning in a home on Berkshire Road. Officers were …
A groundbreaking ceremony is planned Monday for a second senior center approved by voters in a referendum on a parks and recreation bond package. The groundbreaking for the future Senior Center East will be at 10 a.m. Monday at 917 Washington Drive, off Murchison Road.
Two people face drug and child abuse charges after police say a concerned resident reported a tip to Fayetteville/Cumberland CrimeStoppers about suspicious activity at a home.
Larry O. Wright Sr., who represents District 7 on the Fayetteville City Council and was first elected in 2013, is being challenged by businesswoman Brenda McNair in the July 26 election.
Larry Wright, who was first elected to the City Council in 2013, is being challenged for the District 7 seat by businesswoman and political newcomer Brenda McNair. Wright says the city is headed …
Chemours announced Wednesday that it is challenging the new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency health advisory for GenX, one of dozens of so-called forever chemicals found in high concentrations in the Cape Fear River and in drinking water wells in Cumberland County.
The Fayetteville Police Department has released the names of the officers involved in the fatal shooting of a woman who appeared to be suffering from a mental crisis on July 1. In a release Wednesday, the Police Department identified the officers as Officer Zacharius Borom and Sgt. Timothy Rugg. Both have been placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation, the department said.
An aging network of power, water and sewer lines means Fayetteville’s public utility must closely monitor its infrastructure to avoid disruptions in service. The city’s Public Works Commission met Wednesday to discuss “asset management” — the strategies in place to modernize utility systems and guard against failure and inefficiencies.
The Rev. Stuart Collick stood before the Fayetteville-Cumberland County Homeless Committee on Tuesday and begged its members to step up as leaders and get projects moving on behalf of the homeless.
Two political newcomers are vying for an open seat on the Fayetteville City Council to represent District 6. Businessman Peter Pappas says the city needs “mature, reasoned leadership.” …
Apparently, some City Council members are ducking when it comes to the Vote Yes Fayetteville initiative to change the elected municipal government body from nine districts to five district …
Two political newcomers are vying for an open seat on the Fayetteville City Council to represent District 6. Businessman Peter Pappas says the city needs “mature, reasoned leadership.” Retired postal worker Derrick Thompson says quality of life should be “everyone’s top priority.”
SPRING LAKE — The Spring Lake Board of Aldermen on Monday night approved the appointment of Michael Porter as the new town attorney. The terms of the agreement, which is for two years, are …
Public safety is the top concern for the candidates who hope to represent District 3 on the Fayetteville City Council. And they agree that expanding economic opportunity is an important strategy to reduce crime.
In the race for the Fayetteville City Council District 3 seat, incumbent Antonio Jones is being challenged by Mario Benavente. Jones was appointed to the seat in December by the City Council to …
Cumberland County has received $937,600 from the Golden LEAF Foundation that will be used to clear and grade 30 acres on the county-owned Sand Hill Road site. “We are happy that our …
