Cumberland County Schools Gives Pick for New E.E. Smith Architects
The Cumberland County Board of Education put the joint team of Andre Johnson Architects and LPA Design Studios in first place among four firms vying to design the new E.E. Smith High School. That ranking lets district leaders start contract talks. The board plans to vote on a contract on Nov. 17, City View reported.
Army tests digging mass graves during Fort Bragg exercise
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — U.S. Army soldiers at Fort Bragg are reportedly practicing how to dig mass graves; a practice not done since the 1950s during the Korean War. According to the Army, the exercise, called Operation Dragon Covenant, tested how quickly soldiers could dig and fill temporary burial trenches for large […]
Deputies seek two people, white truck after Saw Mill Road break-in
ST. PAULS — Bladen County investigators are asking the public to help identify two people and a white pickup captured on camera after a break-in at a home near St. Pauls. The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office said 911 received a report of a breaking and entering at about 1 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at a residence in the 300 block of Saw Mill Road.
Shooting At Harnett County Birthday Party Leaves Woman Dead
HARNETT COUNTY – A 40-year-old woman was shot and killed early Sunday during an altercation at a birthday party, according to the Harnett County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded at 3:59 a.m. to a reported shooting on Murchison Lane near Lillington. When deputies arrived, they found Justina Nichole Hodges,...
Carruth’s Late TD Lifts Belhaven Past Methodist
Matthew Dial completed all six passes on Belhaven's 90-yard winning drive, connecting with Cannon Carruth for a 14-yard touchdown with 1:14 left. Belhaven beat Methodist 20-15 after its defense stopped the Monarchs on their final possession.
Raeford driver dies when wrong-way, fleeing motorist crashes in Chatham County; suspect also killed:...
PITTSBORO, N.C. (WNCN) — A young man from Hoke County died when his car was hit by a wrong-way driver who was fleeing troopers in Chatham County on Friday night, officials said. The crash happened around 8:47 p.m. along U.S. 421 while a suspect’s vehicle was heading south in...
Downtown Fayetteville tower has a new name. Again
For the second time in less than four years, the building once known as Fayetteville's tallest has a new name. The Dogwood State Bank Building is now the TowneBank Building, and by late last week, the downtown tower had the signage to prove it. Workers were seen installing the TowneBank name Oct. 29. The building had only carried the Dogwood State Bank moniker since Feb. 6, 2023, after the bank opened on the first floor in January of that year. Why the change? The Raleigh-based Dogwood State Ban
Leggett’s two-way success helps Fairmont overwhelm Red Springs
FAIRMONT — Fairmont’s Tariq Leggett helped lead his team to a dominant 52-0 win over Red Springs with three catches for 92 yards a
Fayetteville’s LEAD program marks 10 years of helping people avoid jail, access treatment
The Fayetteville Police Department's Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) program is celebrating a decade of connecting people in need to help instead of jail.
Fort Bragg contractor posted classified military photos on social media, feds say
A former Fort Bragg contractor was arrested by the FBI this week for allegedly leaking national defense information on social media and retaining security information at his residence, the Department of Justice said Friday. Beginning around 2021, James Thomas Ashbacher, 37, of Spring Lake, had worked for a private company providing security and emergency management services at the U.S. Army Special Operations Command facility in Fort Bragg near Fayetteville, North Carolina. Through his job — whi
