Fayetteville NC

If you or someone in your life is 55 or older, now is the perfect time to attend a first-of-its-kind event honoring seniors. Let’s Make It Happen Together, Inc., Mayor Pro Tem Derrick Thompson (District 6) and the Bill Crisp Senior Center are collaborating to hold their first National Seniors Day Conference and Recogni

Long before Fayetteville earned its reputation as a military town, it was a place where ordinary citizens made an extraordinary choice. In the summer of 1775, months before the Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia, a group of local men gathered in what was then Cross Creek to publicly declare their su

ROSEBORO — With the 2026-27 school year less than three weeks away, local leaders within the Lakewood District came together to host a cookout, offer games and fun for the whole family, share available services and give-away school supplies. Designed to bring community together, the event was sponsored by the Community

Sixteen Homes. One Community. Born from neighborhood prayer walks, Inasmuch Village is designed to give veterans more than shelter — a permanent place to belong. Taking back a neighborhood can be more than a tagline. Sometimes, it begins with people willing to walk through what is broken and believe it can become somet

Cumberland County officials are inviting residents to weigh in on the future of local data center development through a series of upcoming community input sessions. The public forums are designed to gather early community feedback before a formal draft ordinance is written. The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners

According to the North Carolina Division of Public Health, an estimated eight people a day were suspected to have died from a drug overdose in 2025.

The Fayetteville Cumberland County Economic Development Corporation is pleased to announce that Skyeton, previously known as Project Odesa, has selected Fayetteville and Cumberland County as the location for its U.S. headquarters and first manufacturing facility in North America. The project will create 162 jobs with a

In 2016, when Fred and Anita Surgeon purchased a 300-acre property outside of Fayetteville, there was nothing there but trees and potential. They spent the next four years turning that property into a destination for families, school trips and events of all sorts known as Sweet Valley Ranch. Since they opened to the pu

A Fayetteville man died early Tuesday, Aug. 4, after crashing into a downtown roundabout shortly after police activated lights and siren behind his vehicle stopped at a green light, officials said. The driver, identified as 43-year-old Jermaine Abdul Bean of Fayetteville, died as a result of the single-vehicle crash th

A factory closing over more than a year can squeeze a community long before the final shift ends. Goodyear has approved the permanent closure of its Fayetteville, North Carolina, tire plant, a plan that includes roughly 1,750 job reductions and is expected to be substantially complete by the end of 2027. The long runwa