Cumberland County Approves $1.72M Audio Contract Despite Pending Lawsuit
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners gave the green light to a $1.72 million contract with Metropolitan Interactive on Tuesday, Sept. 1, according to the Fayetteville Observer. The deal will replace Crown Coliseum's audio system. A lawsuit claims the bidding wasn't fair, but the board pushed ahead anyway. Four
Fayetteville family seeks help after tree crashes through home during severe storm
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — A young Fayetteville family is counting its blessings after a large tree crashed through their home during Saturday’s severe storms. Clayton McPherson and his wife, Katie Hernandez, were in Myrtle Beach for Labor Day weekend when the tree came crashing down on their home along St. Louis Stre
Opioid deaths rise in Fayetteville, city officials ask community the help fight the crisis
The fight to end the opioid crisis in Fayetteville continues as the city faces a rising death toll attributed to overdoses.
Lumber River State Park Access Point Reopens After 6-Year Closure
The Wire Pasture access point at Lumber River State Park reopened Aug. 21 after a $7.5 million renovation. Closed since 2020, the site had faced problems with illegal activity on private property accessed through park grounds, according to North Carolina State Parks and Recreation. A new 3,000-square-foot visitor cente
North Carolina Railroad Co. awards grants for industrial site preparation
RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Railroad Co. has awarded two $500,000 grants to prepare rail-served industrial sites for future development and has opened applications for the next round of the grant program. Harnett County and Greensboro received the grants under the NCRR’s Build Ready Sites program. “The best time
North Carolina deputies still searching for man who went missing 16 years ago
HOKE COUNTY, NC (WMBF) - The Hoke County Sheriff’s Office is asking for information about a man who has been missing for 16 years. Deputies said that on Sept. 4, 2010, Roger Jermaine Chambers left his Raeford home on Army Road in his 1993 green Toyota Camry. After visiting...
Fayetteville man gets 35 years for eastern NC trafficking scheme
Alexander Sandoval of Fayetteville was sentenced to 35 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to meth trafficking and a firearm charge.
Labor Day Travel: Families pack the I-95 Cumberland County rest stop in NC for...
"We just wanted to get away, get down to the beach. Put our toes in the sand, take a little break."
Motorcycle crash claims life of Vass man
A Vass man died Sunday morning while riding a motorcycle on I-95 in the Gaston area, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. A preliminary investigation by Trooper J.J. Lynch shows that Keith Marsh, 56, was traveling south on the interstate near the 176-mile marker when he ran off the roadway to the left.
Donald Ross golf course at one of nation’s largest military bases to close
A golf course that has long been a source of recreation and relaxation for military members on one of the world's largest bases appears destined to be shuttered soon. ABC affiliate WTVD — which covers the North Carolina communities of Raleigh, Durham and Fayetteville — reported that historic Stryker Golf Course at Fort

















