Fayetteville Hosts Free Juneteenth Jubilee With Music and Community Events
The Juneteenth Jubilee will return to downtown Fayetteville on Friday, June 19, from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Festival Park. It's totally free. Organizers say they want to honor Black American history while bringing people together. Music, art, and community will be at the heart of what happens. Performances...
Hope Mills Residents Back Property Tax Increase to Fund Police Department
More than 20 Hope Mills residents spoke on Monday, June 15. They told town leaders they want a property tax increase for the fiscal year 2026-2027 budget. The money would go to the police department. It would pay for more officers. Mayor Jessie Bellflowers attended the public hearing. So did...
Relief for Fort Bragg soldiers, families after DMV reopens office that closed during pandemic
The Fort Bragg Department of Motor Vehicles office has reopened its doors after closing in 2020.
Fayetteville Medical School Opens Doors, Bringing 800 Jobs and Pipeline of Local Doctors
The Methodist University Cape Fear Valley Health School of Medicine cut the ribbon on a $65 million building. 64 students will start classes on July 20. The structure stands on Village Drive behind Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, according to the Fayetteville Observer. This moment caps a three-year effort that...
3 Fort Bragg paratroopers killed in North Carolina highway crash identified
Two paratroopers involved in the crash were not wearing a seatbelt, the North Carolina State Highway Patrol said.
North Carolina man killed in stabbing by family member during argument
ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WBTW) — A Red Springs man died after being stabbed during an argument with a family member, the Robeson County Sheriff’s Department said. Deputies responded around noon on Saturday to the 800 block of McBridge Road in Red Springs, where William Dial, 42, was found dead. According to the sheriff’s
Fayetteville PWC Spending $57m to Upgrade Utilities for Titanium Plant Area
The Fayetteville Public Works Commission will spend $57.6 million across four years to bring power to an announced titanium manufacturing plant in north Fayetteville. According to a report from Myron Pitts at The Fayetteville Observer, this investment rebuilds 11 miles of subtransmission circuits, expands one substatio
2 injured in shooting on Yates Ranch Road in Hope Mills, police say
HOPE MILLS, N.C. (WNCN) — Two people were hospitalized after an early-morning shooting in Hope Mills on Tuesday, according to police. Officers with the Hope Mills Police Department responded around 1:45 a.m. to the 2100 block of Yates Ranch Road following reports of shots fired. When officers arrived, they...
Free summer meals in Wake and Cumberland counties
Free summer meals are being offered in Wake and Cumberland counties.
Cumberland County Dept. of Social Services to Host Project Fresh Start event on June...
The Cumberland County Department of Social Services, in partnership with Life is Worth Living, will host the Project Fresh Start 2026 Annual Information Session on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, from 9 to 11 a.m. The event is for individuals with past criminal offenses and will take place at the Department of Social Services,
