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Military service members came together on Thursday, July 30, 2026, for a day of soldier-led innovation. The XVIII Airborne Corps hosted Dragon’s Lair 12, a “Shark tank” style pitch and innovation competition that allows soldiers to use their own experiences in the field to create new solutions to problems they’ve encou

Cumberland County teachers are joining parents in a last-minute push to gather supplies and prepare classrooms.

Fayetteville introduced a prepaid parking system that allows fans to book and purchase spots ahead of time for Woodpeckers games at Segra Stadium. The option became available on Thursday, Aug. 13, according to a press release. Fans can make reservations using ParkWhiz on their phones or by visiting parkfayettevillenc.c

PAM Health will construct a 42-bed physical medicine and rehabilitation hospital in Fayetteville, North Carolina. This facility will bring roughly 200 jobs to the area, according to an official news release, spanning clinical, administrative, and support staff roles. PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Fayetteville m

LUMBERTON — The Public Schools of Robeson County (PSRC) has announced the appointment of a new assistant principal at Red Springs High School for the 2026-27 academic year. The appointment was approved during the Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, meeting of the PSRC Board of Education. Cassandra Locklear was named...

Cumberland County Schools kicks off the traditional calendar on Monday, Aug. 24. According to a back-to-school report from CityView, five new principals step in. Seventy campuses offer free meals. May 28 marks the final day of instruction for the school year. Carrie Blanchard now runs Beaver Dam Elementary School. Quan

BENSON, N.C. – An alert citizen who reported suspicious activity near N.C. 50 South helped Johnston County sheriff’s deputies arrest a man accused of cutting and stealing communications cable containing copper. The incident occurred Aug. 13 near the intersection of N.C. 50 South and Woods Crossroads Road. According...

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — Fayetteville police are warning the community after an increase in suspected fentanyl-related overdoses over the past several days. Police investigators said there were four overdoses within three days in Fayetteville. According to them, there were 24 overdoses in Fayetteville in 2025. Just

Raymond Johnson won big. According to a press release, the Bunnlevel resident scratched off a $1 million ticket while relaxing on his front porch on Sunday, Aug. 9. Johnson chose the lump-sum option of $600,000, which came to $432,063 once tax withholdings were deducted. He claimed his winnings on Monday,...

A human-remains detection K-9 is now being used as one of the resources in the search for a missing man in Robeson and Hoke counties.