A Georgia man was killed Wednesday when the motorcycle he was driving ran off the road and crashed into a tree, according to the Fayetteville Police Department.
Academically gifted, determined, ambitious. That’s how most teachers at Seventy-First High School would describe Adejuwon Balogun, who with his family moved to Fayetteville from Nigeria.
The Fayetteville City Council on Monday night voted unanimously to move forward with implementing a revised affordable-housing policy, including bringing back an incentive program and developing a housing trust fund.
HOPE MILLS — The Hope Mills Board of Commissioners on Monday approved the fiscal 2022-23 budget with a few adjustments to the wording of some entries. The $15.5 million budget keeps the property tax rate at 46 cents per $100 valuation.
Developers will not have to deal with temporary restrictions on lot size and setbacks after a vote by the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on Monday morning. A motion to establish a 90-day moratorium for zero lot-line development failed to get a majority vote.
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on Monday night passed the fiscal 2023 budget. The budget passed on a 4-2 vote. Voting in favor were Commissioners Larry Lancaster, Toni …
Miles Fowler started playing the viola when he was in fifth grade. Now on the verge of graduating from high school, Miles plays the piano, sings and composes music. Miles has had the opportunity …
HOPE MILLS — The Hope Mills Board of Commissioners on Monday will hold a public hearing on the proposed fiscal 2022-23 budget. The board meets at 7 p.m. at Town Hall. Town Manager Scott Meszaros has proposed a $15.5 million budget that keeps the property tax rate at 46 cents per $100 valuation.
The Fayetteville City Council on Monday night is scheduled to consider providing financial assistance to the Fayetteville Dogwood Festival, which is looking to recover from financial hardships related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on Monday will hold a special meeting to hear comments from the public regarding the recommended fiscal 2023 budget.
Miracle Williams’ first name is more than just a name. The 18-year-old says the meaning of her name has defined who she has become. Her school counselor agrees. “Miracle is truly a …
Isabelle Dee Wedemeyer came out of Fayetteville High School in 1961with no intentions of waiting for the world to come her way. She went after her world, and did she …
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on Monday will consider a proposal to eliminate zero lot line development in the county. Zero lot line development allows builders to build …
Fort Bragg job fair RecruitMilitary is planning an in-person hiring event on June 16 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Iron Mike Conference Center on Fort Bragg. Organizers expect nearly 70 …
Gavin Lawrence knows firsthand the sacrifices that military families must make. His father is in the Army. Gavin has moved nine times throughout his life, never staying in one place more than two …
The Fayetteville Cumberland Economic Development Corp. and the Community Development Foundation plan to use $4 million in federal funds to build an HR center that will help service members, military spouses and veterans find jobs.
Teachers at Jack Britt High School use many positive attributes to describe Hyasen Gray. She is known for being a student-athlete, artist, hard worker, volunteer and leader. Now, she is also known …
Joe Shepard has been coaching youth baseball for 48 years, but he’s never seen anything like May 16, when his Phillies executed a triple play in the Stoney Point Recreation league game for …
The Fayetteville City Council discussed raising salaries for seasonal and part-time workers during a budget work session Thursday night at City Hall. A request for funding from the Fayetteville …
If you want to know what life in slavery was like, ask the slaves themselves. Historians have done just that. Spencer Crew, director emeritus of the National Museum of African American History …
Two years of remote and hybrid learning did not stop Gray's Creek High School senior Forsby Quick from developing his love for music. He has always had high expectations for himself — both …
Fayetteville police have arrested a man they say fired gunshots at officers on Wednesday as they tried to search a home on Spokane Road, according to a news release issued Thursday. No injuries were reported.
The Alabama concert that had been scheduled for Saturday at the Crown Coliseum has been rescheduled for Dec. 11 because of a death in one of the band member’s family, Crown officials said …
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday took its first hard look at the proposed fiscal 2023 budget. The recommended budget — which includes the general fund, county school fund and capital investment fund — totals about $410.3 million. The proposed budget keeps the county's tax rate at 79.9 cents per $100 of assessed property.
Leading a small entourage of family into the assembly room, Army Sgt. 1st Class William Dubnansky scurried forward and immediately embraced his son in front of the Gray’s Creek High School …
