Volume 4 Issue 7: Sep 6, 2024

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Sep 11, 2024

Wawa hosts groundbreaking event for new travel center in Hope Mills

Area Manager Blake Loper speaks to the crowd of customers, local officials, charity partners and general supporters as they gather to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new Wawa Travel Center. Photo by GFBJ.Wawa, a privately held, family and associa ...

Sep 11, 2024

Double the developments: Caviness & Cates Communities share their plans for developing long anticipated residential neighborhoods in Hope Mills

Local developer Caviness & Cates Communities is developing 80 acres off of Corporation Drive and Chickenfoot Road in Hope Mills, NC. Photo provided by Caviness & Cates Communities.The Town of Hope Mills, NC can expect to see a lot of construc ...

Sep 11, 2024

Editor's note: 29 years and counting

This past Labor Day Weekend, I was able to celebrate yet another trip around the sun. My husband and I celebrated my birthday on Aug. 31 and, along with celebrating the fact that my birthday fell on a three day weekend this year, it was an opportunit ...

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Fayetteville State University leads campus-wide CPR and AED preparedness push

Posted Feb 17, 2026
Fayetteville State University is strengthening its role as a regional leader in campus safety and public health with a major CPR and automated external defibrillator (AED) training event on Feb. 25, 2026. Taking place from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in t
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Sep 11, 2024

Running a business is a fine art: Learn more about the panelists and topic for the next Power Breakfast coming up on Sept. 24

The Greater Fayetteville Business Journal is excited to welcome the business community to our third Power Breakfast of 2024. Everyone is invited to join us at the Ralph and Linda Huff Orangery at Cape Fear Botanical Garden on Sept. 24 from 7:30 a.m. ...

Sep 9, 2024

BBQ pitted against each other: First ever Smithfield Cup sets the stage for two barbecue teams from North and South Carolina to battle for best BBQ recognition

Graphic provided by ElizabethtownThe inaugural Smithfield Cup will take place this fall in historic Elizabethtown, pitting barbecue teams from North Carolina and South Carolina against eachother in a battle of BBQ supremacy.The new event will be stag ...


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Mutts with a mission: Specialized K9 program supports local Veterans

Kristen Botts co-founded the program with her husband, Nathan Botts, who is a Veteran himself. Photos provided by Kristen Botts.An organization helping Veterans live a full life after their service in the U.S. Military wants to connect Veterans and d


Committed to community: Huntington Bank completes merger with Cadence Bank, continues to grow client base

Patrick NoblesHuntington Bancshares Incorporated announced on Feb. 2 that it has closed its merger with Cadence Bank, a regional bank headquartered in Houston, Texas and Tupelo, Miss. This strategic partnership accelerates Huntington’s growth in


Editor's note: What really catches the attention of someone new to Fayetteville?

There is extensive dialogue surrounding Fayetteville as a travel destination or city aimed at recruiting new businesses and new residents. As someone who moved here from out of state, I thought it could be fun to share my personal experience as