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4 days ago | 
yahoo.com | Joseph Pierre |Fayetteville Observer
Scammers are sending counterfeit invoices, using what looks like the official letterhead of the county, to defraud residents in Cumberland County, officials said. According to the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office, the scammers send residents an invoice detailing a number of charges from the Cumberland County Planning & Inspections Department.
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6 days ago | 
gastongazette.com | Rodd Baxley |Fayetteville Observer
Show Caption Hide Caption Will Wade discusses NC State basketball in opening press conferenceWill Wade was introduced as the N.C. State men's basketball coach Tuesday at Reynolds Coliseum. Here's the question-and-answer portion of the press conference. N.C. State basketball is beginning a new era under first-year coach Will Wade, who arrives in Raleigh ready to get the Wolfpack back at the top of the ACC.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | F.T. Norton |Fayetteville Observer
A Cumberland County woman charged with murder in the dismemberment and death of her husband, a former Fort Bragg Green Beret, appeared in court briefly April 17 and was appointed a public defender. Shana Cloud, 50, is charged with first-degree murder and concealment of death in the slaying of Clinton Bonnell, 50. Bonnell’s torso was found in a pond on Feb. 25, about three miles from the couple’s Butler Nursery Road home.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Joseph Pierre |Fayetteville Observer
A Fayetteville man was arrested at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, after a body found in a Robeson County pond on April 13 was identified as the mother of his child. Tyrique Zavier Leroy Williams, 26, is charged with first-degree murder and concealment of death in the killing of Annie Lock, 27, the Fayetteville Police Department said in a news release. Lock was reported missing Oct. 10 after last being seen near her Kiana Lane home on Aug. 17.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | F.T. Norton |Fayetteville Observer
A body recovered from a Robeson County pond over the weekend has been identified as a missing Fayetteville woman, officials said. Annie Lock, 27, was last seen Aug. 17 in the area of Kiana Lane in Fayetteville, according to the Fayetteville Police Department. She was reported missing Oct. 10, police said. Her body was found on the afternoon of Sunday, April 13, in a pond near N.C. 72 West and Buie Philadelphus Road, between Pembroke and Red Springs, according to Robeson County Sheriff's Office.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Rachael Riley |Fayetteville Observer
Another group of Special Forces candidates will take the last step toward earning their Green Berets this month during the quarterly exercise known as Robin Sage. The two-week exercise, which is the final test for candidates in the Special Forces Qualification Course, starts April 18 and continues through May 1, the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School announced April 9.
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1 week ago | 
fayobserver.com | F.T. Norton |Joseph Pierre |Fayetteville Observer
At a joint local government meeting to discuss school resource officers in Cumberland County Schools, tensions were high with several participants, including Sheriff Ennis Wright, who said that a recommendation to use roaming officers in place of dedicated school officers "don't cut it with me." The meeting, held April 8 at Fayetteville Technical Community College, was among members of the Fayetteville City Council and Police Department, the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners and Board...
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Rachael Riley |Fayetteville Observer
A national organization that the Southern Poverty Law Center has labeled as a far-right organization has a new Cumberland County chapter. Calista Cuevas, chair for Moms for Liberty Cumberland County, addressed Cumberland County School Board members at their monthly meeting this week during the public comments portion of the meeting. Board members usually don't respond during public comments. According to the group’s Facebook page, the local chapter was organized here in late February.
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2 weeks ago | 
fayobserver.com | Rodd Baxley |Fayetteville Observer
Show Caption Hide Caption UNC football spring practice video under head coach Bill BelichickMedia members were allowed to watch 15 minutes of UNC football's second spring practice under head coach Bill Belichick. Here are some highlights. UNC quarterback Max Johnson, recovering from a season-ending leg injury, shared a video documenting his rehab progress. Coach Bill Belichick praised Johnson's hard work and progress while acknowledging he remains limited.
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2 weeks ago | 
fayobserver.com | Beth Hutson |Fayetteville Observer
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