Amy Karpinski, director of sports marketing for the Fayetteville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, will serve as a new board member for the N.C. Sports Association’s Board of Directors.
“Very excited and honored to be voted in as a new board member to the N.C. Sports Association's Board of Directors,” Karpinski said on LinkedIn. “My term expires in 2025 and I am looking forward to representing Cumberland County on a state level and working in a deeper capacity with the NCSA to support and promote sports tourism in North Carolina!”
The North Carolina Sports Association, Inc. is a non-profit that promotes and grows the sports industry in the state by connecting sports organizations and people in the hospitality industry “who devote time, energy and resources to the development of sports tourism and related industries for the state of North Carolina,” according to NCSA’s website. “NCSA’s primary goal is the growth and enhancement of the sports economy of the State of North Carolina and its local communities.”
On Monday, June 1, 2026, Tribe members from District 2 and District 15, the districts surrounding the area currently planned for the casino, met for a community meeting.Amidst the glitz and glamour of the idea of a new casino coming to the Lumbee Tri
This is the fourth year that ETI has hosted the event, and in years past Freeman has seen a host of innovative technology, including various drone types and programming, robotic dogs, 3D printed houses, and airspace scanners. Photo provided by USSOCO
Crystal McLean (left) with Scott Embry (right). Money Box Academy received a $10,000 grant from United Way of Cumberland County’s Youth Growth Stock Trust. Photos provided by Crystal McLean.The Youth Growth Stock Trust Committee, administered by the
