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Cumberland County hires Haney as new assistant county manager

By Staff Report, posted 4 years ago

County Manager Amy Cannon announced on March 8 that BRIAN HANEY will be the new assistant county manager for general
government and stewardship.
He will fill the new position starting on April 18.
Prior to this appointment, Haney worked as the assistant county manager for Harnett County since 2017. He also worked for three years as Harnett County’s first community and government relations director.

Prior to that, Haney was a journalist with The Daily Record in Dunn from 2008 to 2014. He also was the news editor of the publication for his last four years there.

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