Cumberland County Board of Commissioners Chairman Kirk deViere delivered the 2026 State of the County Address on March 17 at the historic Cumberland County courthouse. It also commemorated the 100th anniversary of the courthouse, marking a century since its 1926 opening.
Framed as a military mission brief titled Mission: Forward, the address focused on a Vision 2030 plan to transform the county into a national model for military-connected community development. The plan outlined clean water access, strong education and workforce systems, expanded mental health services and economic growth and innovation.
On another note, deViere is one of the core community leaders also working on a collaborative Vision 2030 initiative hosted by the Greater Fayetteville Chamber. Similar in nature, the plan brings sectors of the community together with strategic focus areas of safety and community well-being, education and workforce alignment, economic development and infrastructure, innovation and entrepreneurship and media/civic pride…