Fayetteville NC

A Hope Mills woman is facing multiple child abuse charges after investigators say she deprived a child of food, hit her and tied her to a bed. Sandra Lurch, 66, was arrested Feb. 27 by the Hope Mills Police Department on one count of assault on a child under 12 and two counts each of intentional child abuse...

BUIES CREEK, N.C. – The Campbell softball team returns to Amanda Littlejohn Stadium for a midweek matchup against the East Carolina Pirates. The Camels and Pirates meet for the second time in three days after squaring off at the Battle at the Max on Sunday, when Campbell earned a 9-4 win.

A sophomore at Pinecrest High, Maddie opened eyes in the fall with a title-winning performance at the N.C. High School Athletic Association 8A cross-country championship at the Ivey Redmon Sports Complex in Kernersville. With a time of 17 minutes, 9 seconds, she finished more than a minute ahead of any other runner.

Certified Garden Coach and Therapeutic Horticulturalist NaTasha Lax is changing the gardening game in Fayetteville. Lax initially started a business to help people transition to vegetarianism or veganism, or even just to eat more vegetables. She was already a skilled gardener and decided that it would be a good idea...

Diabetes had already touched too many people in Brenda Thomas' life.  So when her own A1C (average blood sugar level) began to rise, the active 76-year-old from Rockingham knew she couldn't ...

Meteorologist John Marcy provides updates on our soggy pattern this week.

Fayetteville Public Works Commission kicked off its yearly water treatment switch on March 1. For one month, the utility will use free chlorine instead of chloramine to clean drinking water. The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality mandates this annual swap for all water systems that rely on...

In honor of Black History Month, Greater Fayetteville Business Journal is highlighting Black-owned businesses in the area, and in featuring King and Latonia Parks, we can’t just talk about one business. King and Latonia collectively own a real estate company, a home renovation company and two different franchises in...

Anomaly Realty’s Jamel Williams wants to help residents of Fayetteville find their dream home. The 20+-year U.S. military Veteran, who served in the 82nd Airborne and 7th Special Forces groups, retired in 2018. Since then, he became a full-time realtor, specializing in new construction, existing homes, homes owned...

FAYETTEVILLE, NC -- Local businessman Frederick Surgeon, owner of Sweet Valley Ranch and Surgeon & Associates, Inc., has been appointed to the North Carolina Ports Authority Board of Directors by Governor Josh Stein. The appointment was announced by the Governor’s office in late 2025, and Surgeon will serve a...