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1 week ago | 
bizfayetteville.com | Faith Hatton |Sirisha Reddy |Justin Dues |Jaron Cayton
Fayetteville City Manager Douglas J. Hewett today announced the appointment of Roberto E. Bryan Jr. as the next chief of the Fayetteville Police Department at a press conference held at Fayetteville City Hall located at 433 Hay St. Bryan, a 30-year law-enforcement veteran and current Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief of Police at Fayetteville State University, will assume command on July 7.
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1 week ago | 
bizfayetteville.com | Sirisha Reddy |Justin Dues |Jaron Cayton
The Arts Council of Fayetteville | Cumberland County is excited to open up its gallery walls to the community with its annual Public Works Community Art Exhibition. This year marks the 20th anniversary of this community-based art show sponsored by Fayetteville PWC. Both 2-D and 3-D works will be accepted by any artist residing in Cumberland, Hoke, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland Counties, Fort Bragg or Pope Army Airfield. Submitting one work is $15, and submitting two is $20 total.
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1 week ago | 
bizfayetteville.com | Stephanie Meador |Justin Dues |Jaron Cayton |Sirisha Reddy
JLNL Eatz is the newest food truck serving Raeford and the surrounding areas. Owned by Lanetta Copeland and her family, JLNL Eatz provides great tasting food on the go. Copeland worked as a social worker for many years before shifting to entrepreneurship, but she developed a love for cooking at a young age and knew that starting a food business would be a great way to fuel that passion. “I always had a passion for cooking and feeding others,” remarked Copeland.
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2 weeks ago | 
bizfayetteville.com | Jaron Cayton |Justin Dues |Sirisha Reddy
County Manager Clarence Grier presented the Fiscal Year 2026 Recommended Annual Budget to the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on Thursday, May 23. The proposed balanced budget includes $608,853,794 in expenditures across all County funds, with $404,639,839 appropriated to the General Fund, reflecting a 3% increase or $11.8 million over the current General Fund budget.
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2 weeks ago | 
bizfayetteville.com | Stephanie Meador |Justin Dues |Sirisha Reddy |Jaron Cayton
At their regular meeting on May 19, the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners voted on a request from the Fayetteville Public Works Commission (PWC) to rezone just under 45 acres of land east of Ramsey Street along Carvers Falls Road from planned neighborhood development to A1CZ which is agricultural district conditional zoning for a solar farm. PWC shared that the Carvers Fall solar farm represents approximately $9.5M investment in the Fayetteville/Cumberland County community.
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2 weeks ago | 
bizfayetteville.com | John Bellamy |Sirisha Reddy |Justin Dues
A sidewalk project to increase pedestrian safety and improve stormwater drainage on Helen Street is set to begin this week. Contractors will install approximately 2,400 linear feet of new sidewalk and curb ramps along the west side of Helen Street, between Stansfield Drive and Johnson Street. This project will also involve upgrading the drainage infrastructure along this portion of Helen Street, including the replacement of selected driveway pipes to improve water flow.
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2 weeks ago | 
bizfayetteville.com | Sirisha Reddy |Justin Dues |Jaron Cayton
Dr. Shirley Chao, Fayetteville State University biology professor, has been approved for a grant of approximately $1.1 million from NCInnovation to help move closer to patenting a groundbreaking non-toxic pesticide that can keep agricultural products safe from insect pests. Subject to execution of final grant agreements, this funding is part of NCInnovation's larger mission to unlock the innovative potential of North Carolina's world-class public universities throughout the state.
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2 weeks ago | 
bizfayetteville.com | Sirisha Reddy |Jaron Cayton |Justin Dues
Cumberland County Schools (CCS) Superintendent Dr. Marvin Connelly, Jr., was awarded the prestigious Order of the Long Leaf Pine Thursday evening during a retirement celebration attended by more than 300 guests from across the state. The award, North Carolina’s highest honor for state service, was presented on behalf of Gov. Josh Stein by Dr. Elena Ashburn, senior advisor for education policy in the Office of the Governor.
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2 weeks ago | 
bizfayetteville.com | John Bellamy |Justin Dues |Sirisha Reddy
FOCUS Broadband, a leading telecommunications provider serving eastern North Carolina, is pleased to announce the appointment of Bridger Warlick as residential development coordinator. In this role, Warlick will lead efforts to strengthen partnerships with residential and commercial developers, real estate professionals and key government and regulatory agencies throughout the company’s growing service area. Warlick is a resident of Clarkton, NC, and is a graduate of Methodist University.
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2 weeks ago | 
bizfayetteville.com | Justin Dues |Sirisha Reddy |Jaron Cayton
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners voted to use $1.38 million in American Rescue Plan (ARP) Freed-Up General Fund Capacity to fund 63 selected nonprofits. Commissioners approved allocating funding for the nonprofits during their regular meeting Monday night, May 19, in the Judge E. Maurice Braswell Cumberland County Courthouse. Cumberland County received a total of $65,168,690 in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF) support.
