Joseph Pierre

1 week ago | fayobserver.com | Joseph Pierre

A former Hope Mills police major pleaded guilty to stealing fentanyl 18 months after he was found unconscious in the bathroom of the Police Department's Rockfish Road headquarters. Bradley Hall Rountree pleaded guilty in Cumberland County Superior Court on June 4 to felony obstruction of justice and altering, stealing or destroying criminal evidence. Rountree was sentenced to two years of probation with a suspended sentence of six to 17 months in prison, according to court records.

1 week ago | fayobserver.com | Joseph Pierre

Actor and comedian Marlon Wayans visited The Airborne Cigar Emporium in Fayetteville, North Carolina, on June 12. Wayans was promoting his new cigar brand, Liga Tridante Cigars, while in the area for a comedy show. The event drew a large crowd of fans eager to meet and take photos with Wayans. A movie star and comedian stopped by a Fayetteville cigar lounge June 12 to host an event promoting his cigar brand.

1 week ago | fayobserver.com | Joseph Pierre

A Cumberland County grand jury recently indicted an 84-year-old man in the "point-blank range" killing of his 83-year-old wife. Leslie David Brewer Sr. was indicted May 12 on a first-degree murder charge in the July 10, 2024, fatal shooting of his wife, Betsy Craven Brewer, court records show The homicide occurred at a home they shared in the 600 block of Pleasant Loop.

2 weeks ago | fayobserver.com | Joseph Pierre

Fayetteville Mayor Mitch Colvin announced he will not seek reelection after serving 12 years, including the last eight as mayor. Colvin cited a desire to spend more time with family and focus on his business. Several candidates, including Mayor Pro Tem Kathy Jensen and City Council member Mario Benavente, have announced their intention to run for mayor. The city of Fayetteville’s mayor won't run for reelection this year, but he isn't ruling out returning to politics in the future.

2 weeks ago | fayobserver.com | Joseph Pierre

The father of the teen victim of a fatal shooting outside Smokey Bones in February went before the Fayetteville City Council this week in hopes of spurring change in youth violence in the city. “I just feel like I need to make City Council aware that there are some people out here that care,” Sencedrick Barham Sr. told The Fayetteville Observer on June 4. “I don’t want another parent to be having to deal with the same stuff I had to deal with, so maybe it’ll help.”