PWC’S chief information officer honored with state technology award
Fayetteville Public Works Commission (PWC) is proud to announce that Mark Lawler, chief information officer, has been awarded the Corporate CIO ORBIE Award at the Carolina ORBIE Awards. This accolade celebrates Mr. Lawler’s outstanding leadership and contributions to organizations with annual revenues up to $500...
Cumberland County Board of Commissioners recognizes 911 Call Center for re-accreditation
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners recognized the Cumberland County 911 Call Center at their regular meeting on Oct. 6 for earning Fire Dispatch Re-Accreditation from the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch (IAED). This designation as a Center of Excellence in Emergency Fire Dispatch is awarded to...
Fore! Local Golf Roundup for Oct. 7
The SFGA tournament held this past Tuesday was canceled due to inclement weather. The next tournament will be played at Cypress Lakes Golf Course at Hope Mills today (Oct. 7). There are only four more tournaments scheduled for the rest of the year. For more information call Rob Conroy 910.640.9249, Linwood Hedgepeth...
‘The Maney & LauRen Morning Show’ Expands to Memphis.
Beasley Media Group has announced a new syndication deal with Flinn Broadcasting that will bring “The Maney & LauRen Morning Show” to CHR “Q107.5” WHBQ-FM in Memphis, starting Wednesday, Oct. 8. Originating from its flagship CHR “Kiss 95.1” WNKS-FM in Charlotte, the show is known for...
Fayetteville’s Historic Cameo Theatre Set to Become Non-Profit in 2026
Downtown's beloved Cameo Art House Theatre will shift to nonprofit status in 2026. After a quarter-century of running the venue, the current owners plan to transfer control to a new group. "Starting January 1, 2026, the torch is being passed to the CAMEO Collective: a newly formed non-profit, comprised of...
Died Laughing by Sophia Nieves
Sophia Nieves is no stranger to using art as a form of communication. "I had a lot of speech problems growing up, so [art] was a way to communicate for me," explains Nieves. Her exhibit, Died Laughing, is the next level of communication with her audience, as she uses her work, namely her off-putting character,...
NC officials approve $163M in bonds for Fayetteville projects, $23M in bonds for Raleigh...
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — The Local Government Commission approved financial requests for several projects in central North Carolina on Tuesday, state officials said. According to the North Carolina Department of the State Treasurer, the Fayetteville Public Works Commission was approved to issue $163 million in...
Make it a Double with Double Trouble Coffee Co.
They like their espresso how they like their trouble: double. Meet Maggie Correll and Erin Strindt, the owners of Double Trouble Coffee Co. The coffee trailer celebrates its one year anniversary this Friday. Double Trouble regularly sets up in the Legacy Lakes neighborhood in Aberdeen, the Burn Boot Camp in...
Fayetteville mother searching for answers after child’s death
Fayetteville mother searching for answers after child's death.
Fayetteville mother seeks answers, justice after daughter drowns at unlicensed daycare
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — Ginger Calder is pleading for answers and an arrest in the death of her one-year-old daughter Gianna James. “I’m not going to be able to do her first date or her first crush, going to school, and everything,” Calder said. “Her birthday is on Oct. 19. She would have been two years old.”
