Fayetteville PWC will host the Power & Water Conservation Expo on Friday downtown, giving residents the opportunity to speak face to face with utility representatives and experts. The expo is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at SkyView on Hay, 121 Hay St.

The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents to be aware of a phone scam. The scammers are identifying themselves as employees of the Sheriff's Office and telling whoever …

Detectives with the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office are asking the public for help in identifying a man who tried to rob a convenience store in Spring Lake earlier this month. The …

Fayetteville’s city manager and city attorney will get pay raises after job performance evaluations by the City Council. After evaluations discussed in closed session on Wednesday night, the …

Fayetteville’s public utility is considering changes to its rate structure to encourage conservation of electricity as well as economic development. The Fayetteville Public Works Commission met Wednesday to discuss proposed electric rate options that would take effect after 2024.

While the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners was being briefed by county staff on the latest U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's health advisory for GenX, the company responsible for …

When they were teenagers growing up in Hope Mills, they could travel almost anywhere just by taking Cameron, Legion and Hope Mills roads or U.S. 301. But the roadways that took members of the Hope Mills High School Class of 1967 on their life journey always had a return destination.

The Fayetteville City Council on Wednesday will evaluate City Manager Doug Hewett and City Attorney Karen McDonald during a special meeting. The meeting will follow the agenda briefing that is …

A Fayetteville man faces trafficking charges after drugs were found in a stolen vehicle in his possession, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said. On June 16, the Sheriff’s Office …

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.

HOPE MILLS — The Hope Mills Board of Commissioners on Monday night voted to hold a public hearing in July on a temporary moratorium on some types of businesses while the town staff researches a …

A soldier assigned to the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School died Sunday after being struck by a vehicle on an interstate in Duplin County, the U.S. Army Special Operations Command said in a release.

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.

HOPE MILLS — The Hope Mills Board of Commissioners on Monday will consider placing a temporary moratorium on particular types of businesses while staff members work to establish an overlay …

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 Police Department is investigating a shooting Sunday morning on Danish Drive that left one man dead. Police were dispatched at 11:38 a.m. to a reported shooting on the 800 block of Danish Drive.

This Father’s Day will be unlike others for Sharon Hinton Smith and her sisters Pamela Ainsworth and Deborah Pierson. Their hearts will be heavy. Donald “Don” Leroy Hinton …

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.

Lajune Ray had one particular aspect of the Juneteenth Jubilee celebration in mind when she left home on Saturday for Festival Park. “I love Reggie Codrington,” she said from a folding chair on the lawn at Festival Park.

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.

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 …