Fayetteville NC

DistiNCtly Fayetteville, the destination marketing organization for greater Fayetteville, North Carolina, has announced the appointment of Robert Cox as director of sales and sports commission. This strategic hire underscores the organization’s commitment to elevating Cumberland County’s profile as a distinct...

Cape Fear Valley Health has received a $1.5 million grant from The Duke Endowment to support start-up operational costs for the new Methodist University Cape Fear Valley School of Medicine. The grant will help fund critical early infrastructure and operational needs for the medical school, which is scheduled to...

Fayetteville, N.C. - Despite the best efforts of their offense in the late innings, the Fayetteville Woodpeckers (21-20, 57-50) could not keep pace with the Carolina Mudcats (24-15, 60-43) as they dropped the series opener 7-5. Right away, the Mudcats jumped out to an early lead. The visitors cashed in...

SPRING LAKE, N.C. (WNCN) — A 25-year-old Spring Lake man was arrested and charged with assaulting a 7-month-old and hitting another person. According to warrants obtained by CBS 17, on August 12, 2025 Jacob Hewell of Spring Lake assaulted a child by pushing a dresser over causing it to land on the child.

The Southern Pines Town Council tackled a wide-ranging agenda during its six-and-a-half-hour Regular Business Meeting on Tuesday. Throughout the meeting, several topics recurred, including approving multiple residential developments, reviewing commercial site plans, and weighing environmental concerns tied to...

A decision on the proposed expansion of the Penick Village continuing care retirement community has been pushed to October after Southern Pines residents raised concerns over traffic, density, and the project’s visual impact during a nearly four-hour discussion on Tuesday. Though the Town of Southern Pines Council...

Wawa will open its first-ever travel center in Hope Mills, North Carolina, the Delaware County company’s largest format facility to date. Wawa will open its first-ever travel center in Hope Mills, North Carolina, making it the Delaware County company’s largest format facility to date, according to a staff report from...

A home health care worker is facing multiple charges after deputies said she was accused of forging checks and taking medication from her patient.

During Tuesday evening’s Cumberland County Board of Education meeting, the Board approved Cumberland County Schools (CCS) Superintendent Dr. Eric C. Bracy’s recommendations for the appointments of Dr. Tonya Williams-Leathers as Chief Academic Officer, Tiana Thompson as principal of Morganton Road Elementary School...

Cumberland County’s Tax Administration Office announced the addition of online payments for Gross Receipt Taxes through the county’s official payment app, MyCCNCPay. With the addition of this service, business owners operating within the Food and Beverage or Lodging/Room Occupancy sectors can now pay Gross Receipt...