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Public servants, businesses and volunteers at honored at the organization's 77th annual banquet, highlighting 2025 award winners from across the community.

Shawtown - Shawtown, North Carolina, is a historically African American community near Lillington in Harnett County. Distinguished by a robust history of community-driven education, primarily centered around the Shawtown School, this institution was established through the Rosenwald Fund in the 1920s to serve the...

Winston-Salem State coach Tierra Terry. The tourney hadn’t been this exciting since its early years in Charlotte. Yes, the favorites won but the drama that got them there was well worth the price of admission, or paying to watch on ESPN+. Our College Corner wrote that the “Must See...

This weekend, Fayetteville offers a mix of music, theater, and activities to keep kids and families busy throughout the day. Whether it's the soulful beats at The 3rd Annual Ville City Blues Festival, the classic tunes from "The Sound of Music," or hands-on activities from the Library Program: Butterfly Garden,...

Woodlawn Cemetery, which has long been regarded as a cornerstone of African American history in Moore County, is the focus of renewed preservation efforts as local organizations and volunteers work to restore and maintain the historic site. Woodlawn Cemetery sits in historic West Southern Pines, one of North...

The city is in line to receive five new buses, and that is just a small part of a major expansion sought by Fayetteville leaders that would see the Fayetteville Area System of Transit, aka FAST, become a regional system with a new operations facility in the western part of the city. Transit Director Tyffany Neal...

A soldier at Fort Bragg faces a second-degree murder charge in connection to a shooting on Christmas Eve in Rockwood, said Ninth Judicial District Attorney General Russell Johnson.

Less than 24 hours after being installed, license plate reader (LPR) cameras helped Whiteville Police capture a woman wanted in connection to a homicide. LPR cameras scan license plates when instructed to search for wanted vehicles. Chadbourn Police have used their LPR system with significant success in recent years....

Fayetteville’s food scene is bustling, with new restaurants and food trucks opening all the time. But not every local favorite is new. Often, it's the newcomers that draw the most attention from local foodies, including in The Fayetteville Observer's Fayetteville Foodies Facebook group . After all, many of the newer...

Benson man accused of choking, kicking woman in domestic assault; faces felony strangulation and related charges, free on $30,000 bond ahead of March 19 court hearing.