Fayetteville NC

The City of Fayetteville, North Carolina, will close its government offices on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, for Veterans Day. The closure includes departments such as the Police Department, Solid Waste Division, Fayetteville Regional Airport, Fayetteville Area System of Transit (FAST), and Fayetteville-Cumberland...

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources and the Environmental Management Commission will hold public hearings on the draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for Fuquay-Varina’s Interbasin Transfer (IBT) Certificate request. The hearings are set for December 4, 9, and...

The Fayetteville Area Habitat for Humanity’s annual Veterans Build is a heartfelt community tradition that brings together veterans, active-duty military personnel, students, civic organizations, and local businesses to support those who have served our country. Each year, this initiative focuses on building or...

Cumberland County leaders and nonprofit organizations are bracing for the next wave of effects caused by the ongoing shutdown of the United States government, and are arranging for resources to reduce the pain. The county government is compiling a list of options for people who have lost income, or who...

Fayetteville Technical Community College (FTCC) has received a $500,000 grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation. The funds will support the Training and Education for Advanced Cardiovascular Healthcare (TEACH) project. This project aims to meet the need for skilled cardiovascular healthcare workers in the Sandhills...

The Harnett County Board of Commissioners has approved a new meeting schedule. The changes will start on December 1, 2025. Regular meetings will be held on the first Monday at 9:00 a.m. and the third Monday at 6:00 p.m. There will also be a work session on the second Tuesday at 9:00 a.m.

North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall recently turned her attention to Hope Mills in Phase 3 of the Elevate Hope Mills Initiative. Elevate Hope Mills began as an effort to educate, strengthen and economically boost the small-business ecosystem in Hope Mills. What began as a modest four-week pilot has...

Fayetteville police are asking the public for any video or recordings of a shooting off Morganton Road on Nov. 3 that left a man dead. Michael Whitfield, 58, of Fayetteville, was shot in the 200 block of Waterdown Drive about 5:15 p.m. The shooting happened at The Crossings at Morganton Condominiums, where Whitfield...

As of Nov. 1, all East Coast Migrant Head Start Project centers and offices are temporarily closed due to the ongoing government shutdown. This has resulted in temporary layoffs for a total of 258 employees across the state, including 17 employees at the Angier MSHS Center and 31 employees at the Newton Grove MSHS...

The Trojans volleyball team entered the Region 10 Division II Tournament as the number two seed and finished as the runner-up. This result qualified them for the upcoming District Tournament. The team will next play Pellissippi State Community College, the Region 7 champion, in Knoxville, Tennessee, for a chance to...