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City council expresses interest in obtaining police body cam footage of K-9 incident
Fayetteville’s governing body votes 5-3 in support of adding the request to the regular meeting agenda.
Tropical Storm Debby to bring more than a foot of rain across Sandhills
Add the recent wet July, with 6-8 inches of rain in Fayetteville and more than a foot in parts of Harnett and Lee counties, and the region faces a serious threat of fresh-water flooding.
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County commissioners delay public hearing on $40 million in bonds for proposed Methodist University medical school
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners voted Monday to delay a hearing on $40 million in bonds for a proposed medical school.
Trucks out, trains in: Fayetteville switches ethanol transport to rail
Most of the city’s ethanol supply is now coming directly from plants in the Midwest through freight train.
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Cumberland County
THE KIRBY FILE: New Child Advocacy Center executive director is where he wants to be — protecting abused children
John Webster likes his new role as executive director of the Child Advocacy Center just beyond the Rowan Street bridge, where staff and volunteers since 1993 have dedicated themselves to preventing child abuse in Cumberland County. But Webster gladly would give up the job if the day would arrive when the CAC never again had…
Cumberland County passes on amusement park plans, dives instead into aquatic complex project
City and county officials discussed potential upcoming projects in the region, including a proposed aquatic center, at a Thursday liaison meeting.
Four years after pandemic’s start, Cumberland’s Dept. of Public Health is ‘normalizing’ Covid-19 response
Cumberland County was not spared the Covid-19 summer spike experienced by states across the country this summer. How big was the spike? We no longer know exactly.
THE KIRBY FILE: A woman of elegance and grace, and the wind beneath a husband’s wings
Shirley Vnensak was the attractive New Jersey girl from the mountains of Montville with the classy way all her own; one look, and John Malzone was smitten.
Fayetteville
Don’t want to get towed? Here’s where you can safely park in Haymount
CityView’s guide to parking in the heart of the Haymount district
Electric bills expected to drop in Fayetteville area in September
After rising this past September and rising again in May, electricity rates from the Fayetteville Public Works Commission…
Spring Lake has a new finance director
With the financial piece in place, the board also discussed the town’s outward appearance as it looked at…
OPINION & COLUMNS
THE KIRBY FILE: Sen. Applewhite stands by governor’s decision to opt out of vice president bid
Senior Columnist Bill Kirby Jr.’s notes from the week.
Obituaries
Mr. Dylan E. Jones
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Dylan E. Jones (Fayetteville, North Carolina), who passed away on August 3, 2024, at the age of 23, leaving to mourn family and friends. Our prayers…
Mr. Gregory McDuffie
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Gregory McDuffie (Fayetteville, North Carolina), who passed away on August 6, 2024, at the age of 68, leaving to mourn family and friends. Our prayers and…
Mrs. Maureen Lotoria Thomas
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Maureen Lotoria Thomas (Fayetteville, North Carolina), who passed away on August 1, 2024, at the age of 73, leaving to mourn family and friends. Our prayers…
James Bryan Sweers
James Bryan Sweers, 71, of Hope Mills passed away on July 31, 2024. James was a devoted father and grandfather who cherished his family deeply, especially his grandchildren. He had a passion for collecting baseball cards and…
Bill Eugene DeVault
Bill E. DeVault, 88, of Fayetteville, passed away on Sunday, August 4, 2024. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Betty DeVault; his sons, David DeVault and Terry DeVault; and his grandson, Aaron DeVault.…