Union Pines wins first girls wrestling state championship
The Union Pines girls wrestling team won their first N.C. High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) 6A individual state championship in Greensboro on Friday, according to a NCHSAA press release. The “Viqueens” won with 82 points. NCHSAA announced MacKenzie Shaver as the Most Outstanding Wrestler. The school...
Bites and Bliss brings custom grazing experiences to Fayetteville
Bites and Bliss is a Fayetteville-based mobile catering business specializing in customizable grazing and treat experiences for events. Founded in March 2025 by best friends Jasmine Ridgway and Angela Williams, the business grew out of their shared love of charcuterie and hosting. Noticing that Fayetteville lacked a...
Cumberland County to Host Litter Cleanup Event March 7 in Fayetteville
Cumberland County Solid Waste Management plans a litter pickup on Saturday, March 7, at 9 a.m. Volunteers should meet at 575 Assembly Court in Fayetteville. The Cumberland Clean project invites groups and individuals, no matter their age, to collect trash. Department workers will haul away every filled bag. If you...
Cumberland County Animal Services Reopens After Respiratory Illness Outbreak
Cumberland County Animal Services opened its doors again after shutting down to fight a respiratory sickness that hit shelter animals. The building now runs with new rules while workers try to get things back to how they were. You can adopt, but only if you book a time first. People...
Judges Clear Way for Trial in Cumberland County’s Contaminated Water Lawsuit
Cumberland County’s lawsuit to make DuPont and the Chemours Company pay for the damages caused by the contamination of drinking water by a group of chemicals known as PFAS advanced a step closer to trial. On Thursday, the N.C Court of Appeals denied an appeal from the companies and...
Defendant facing larceny charges in Richmond, Moore, Cumberland counties
ROCKINGHAM -- A Richmond County man is in jail, facing larceny charges in three counties. Jacob Tray McKenzie, 29, of Rockingham, is accused of stealing $2,890 worth of garden center items from ...
1 killed, 3 others injured in crash on All American Freeway in Fayetteville, police...
According to the police, the collision happened on the northbound side of the highway between Cliffdale Road and Morganton Road.
Wrong-way driver at fault in fatal head-on, Fayetteville police say
One person was killed and three others injured after a head-on collision on the All American Freeway, between Cliffdale and Morganton roads late Monday, Feb. 23. According to the Fayetteville Police Department, Joelle Danielle Sage Outlaw, 32, of Hope Mills, was driving a 2017 Mercedes-Benz C300 the wrong way on the...
Birmingham contractor begins $50 million hospital project
Birmingham-based Robins & Morton has begun work on a $50 million expansion and renovation of a hospital in Raeford, N.C. Groundbreaking was held last month for the FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital–Hoke addition and renovation. Robins & Morton is the general contractor, with Grace Design Studios serving as the...
PWC begins annual Water Treatment Changeover
The Fayetteville Public Works Commission (PWC) will begin its annual water treatment disinfectant changeover on Sunday, March 1, 2026. This temporary, month‑long change is an annual requirement by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) for all public water systems that normally use chloramines...

















