The City of Fayetteville communications team continues to expand following the announcement of the newest member Devon Smith.
Devon is making a switch from the Office of Marketing and Communications at Elon University as the Communications Specialist for Inclusive Excellence. Smith has more than 12 years of education and experience in communications and multimedia production, including five years with the City of Greensboro. Devon was raised in Fayetteville and graduated from Douglas Byrd High School in 2010.
At center, Chancellor Darrell T. Allison and Juanette Council, Ed.D., vice chancellor for student affairs, cut the ribbon to celebrate the grand reopening of Fayetteville State University's newly renovated Spaulding Building, joined by campus leaders
FCEDC has officially moved its staff and operations to 611 W. Russell St. The 35,800- square-foot center was previously home to Homemakers Furniture and Interiors. Renovations began in the fall of 2025 and are expected to be completed in the next six to eight months. Currently, FCEDC staff are working within an open 7,500-square-foot floor plan as initial improvements progress.
Inset: Systel’s first corporate headquarters was a small rental house turned office on Fort Bragg Road in Fayetteville in 1981. Large photo: The company’s new corporate headquarters reflects years of growth into a multi-million dollar company that pr
