Fayetteville NC

The Fayetteville Cumberland Economic Development Corporation brought international attention to the region with the successful launch of their inaugural drone competition which took place on Oct. 8-9. The event combined military, academic and industry participants competing side by side to establish drone dominance...

BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Coming off a road CAA win, Campbell returns to Barker-Lane Stadium on Saturday, October 18, hosting perennial conference power New Hampshire on Homecoming. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. at Barker-Lane Stadium. The game is presented by Pepsi. Parking opens at 11:30 a.m. with stadium...

Outdoor temperatures may be cooling off, but the number of Fayetteville-area events and activities is still red. hot! Here’s a quick snapshot of all the things to do in Fayetteville for November 2025!. 1st Annual Taco Competition. Nov. 1. Haymount Truck Stop. Tacoholics Unite! The Haymount Truck Stop's first...

Dunn Police Chief Cary Jackson announced her resignation, effective Oct. 28, from the Dunn Police Department. Jackson will be taking earned leave from Oct. 14 through Oct. 28. The reason for Jackson’s non-disciplinary suspension of 22 days that preceded her announcement was not given in a release from the city on...

North Carolina's transportation officials awarded Highland Paving a $2.7 million deal to fix 13 miles of Cumberland County roads. The work starts this fall. Six key roads need attention. This work aims to cut down on crashes and make driving smoother. The updates stretch across Raeford Road from U.S. 401...

Next week marks the start of something special at West Regional Library in Fayetteville. At 11 a.m. on Oct. 21, kids will get their first look at a brand-new play space built with their needs in mind. The $44,680 area features dim lights, touch-friendly panels, and gear picked just for...

Home sweet home. Those were the first words I said to my friend Dr. Wade Brown last week when my foot touched the hallowed ground of Campbell University for the first time in a long while. I was standing about 200 feet from the first place my foot ever touched the soil on that beautiful campus I went on to call home....

DUNN, N.C. — Will Smith is about to add another milestone to his already versatile racing résumé. Smith will strap into a Nitro Funny Car for the first time in competition during the IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series November 6–8 at Darana Motorsports Park – Dunn (formerly GALOT Motorsports Park).

Arnold Smith wheeled the “Natural High” ‘69 Nova to the Function Enterprises $20,000 Shootout win at the JEGS Performance Door Car Fling presented by OPTIMA Batteries at GALOT Motorsports Park. In the final, Arnold Smith from Roseboro, NC was one hundredth over the dial against the four-thousandths...

Benson will hold its fall curbside debris and furniture collection Oct. 20–24, with no size limits on debris piles. Residents should place items by the curb the weekend before pickup begins.