Fayetteville NC

Fayetteville’s food scene is bustling, with new restaurants and food trucks opening all the time. But not every local favorite is new. Often, it's the newcomers that draw the most attention from local foodies, including in The Fayetteville Observer's Fayetteville Foodies Facebook group . After all, many of the newer...

Benson man accused of choking, kicking woman in domestic assault; faces felony strangulation and related charges, free on $30,000 bond ahead of March 19 court hearing.

A Cumberland Co. committee has reversed course and now supports keeping E.E. Miller Elementary on a year‑round schedule. Final decision comes March 10.

The Fayetteville Area System of Transit (FAST) is taking steps toward expanding transit services to include express routes in the City and services to the surrounding areas within Cumberland County. In 2025, FAST conducted a Feasibility Study to evaluate opportunities for regional transit expansion while ensuring the...

WHITEVILLE, N.C. (WECT) - New License Plate Readers (LPR) technology in Whiteville has led to an arrest in a homicide investigation less than 24 hours after installation. On Thursday, March 5, at 1:45 p.m., the Whiteville Police Department (WPD) was alerted by an LPR camera about a vehicle linked to a wanted person...

ROANE COUNTY – An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Roane County Sheriff’s Office has resulted in the arrest of a Fort Bragg soldier for Second Degree Murder. On December 24th, at the request of 9th Judicial District Attorney General Russell Johnson,...

BENSON, N.C. — A dump truck driver was injured Thursday afternoon when the vehicle overturned on a rural Johnston County road. The crash was reported just after noon on Massengill Farm Road, off N.C. 242 South, according to authorities. Officials said the dump truck traveled off the roadway and...

Cumberland County kicked off the Community Impact Micro-Award Program FY 2026–2027 on March 2. Nonprofits that help low-to-moderate-income people can get up to $3,500. These are reimbursement-based grants. The program gives short-term money to groups working inside the county. Applications opened at 7:30 p.m. on...

I realized my life had changed the moment a slice of chocolate cake arrived at my table and it was taller than my glass of sweet tea. I had pulled into Benson expecting a standard southern meal, but I was fundamentally unprepared for the architectural marvels waiting in that glass case.

Along Lillington Highway in Spring Lake, North Carolina, a quiet transformation is underway. What was once a neglected mobile home park is gradually becoming a place where families can rebuild stability and find an affordable path toward homeownership.