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1 week ago | bizfayetteville.com | Bob Burton |Khalid H Lodhi |Sirisha Reddy

The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Thursday, June 19, 2025, to adopt the County’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget during a work session held at the Judge E. Maurice Braswell Cumberland County Courthouse. “This year's budget delivers transformative investments in our strategic priorities: public safety, education, infrastructure, economic prosperity and quality of life for all Cumberland County residents,” said Board of Commissioners Chairman Kirk deViere in a press release.

1 week ago | bizfayetteville.com | Khalid H Lodhi |Sirisha Reddy |Bob Burton

Cape Fear Valley Health is proud to announce the opening of its newest urology clinic in Lillington – Cape Fear Valley Urology - Lillington, located at 225 Brightwater Drive. This expansion brings expert urologic care closer to home for residents of Harnett County and surrounding communities.

1 week ago | bizfayetteville.com | Stephanie Meador |Khalid H Lodhi |Sirisha Reddy |Josh Murray

Active Defender, an industry leader in school safety solutions and emergency communications, brought educators, parents and public safety professionals together earlier this week at Sandhills Classical Christian School in Pinehurst for their first annual School Leadership Safety Summit. The academy is the first in the region to integrate Active Defender’s wearable panic buttons with instant connections to emergency response systems. “The landscape of school safety is changing.

1 week ago | bizfayetteville.com | Josh Murray |Khalid H Lodhi |Sirisha Reddy

Cavender’s Boot City is excited to announce its newest location coming soon to Fayetteville, North Carolina. The retailer will open this fall, making this the second store in the state. Cavender’s opened its first store in North Carolina earlier this year in Concord. Best known for its wide selection of handcrafted western boots, the 14,000 square-foot store will house Cavender’s full line of men’s, women’s, hats, jeans and western accent accessories, plus work boots and work apparel.

2 weeks ago | bizfayetteville.com | Luke P. Wheeler |Sirisha Reddy |Khalid H Lodhi

Fayetteville Mayor Mitch Colvin has announced he will not seek re-election this fall. Colvin, a Fayetteville native and businessman, has served as a mayor of “America’s Can- Do City” since 2017 and is now in his fourth term. “While we’ve accomplished and grown the city so much during my time as Mayor, for everything there is a season,” said Mayor Mitch Colvin in a press release.