Achievers & Accolades

Aug 5, 2026

UNCP Neuroscientist Ben Bahr receives Sigma Xi Wyatt Technology Transfer Award for Alzheimer’s research

The award recognizes Bahr’s years of research aimed at developing an affordable and easy-to-take oral treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. ...

Aug 5, 2026

Jonathon Lewis of Moore County Chamber completes third year at Institute for Organization Management

Director of Membership Development for the Moore County Chamber of Commerce, Jonathon Lewis, has recently completed his third year at the Institute for Organization Management, a four-year nonprofit leadership training program at the University of Georgia in Athens. ...

Aug 5, 2026

Cumberland County NC Cooperative Extension welcomes new livestock agent

Reagan Bustabad has joined Cumberland County NC Cooperative Extension as a livestock agent. Bustabad is a Sampson County native raised on a commercial producer farm outside of Clinton, N.C. ...

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FirstHealth of the Carolinas

Ask the Expert: Integrative Oncology and Survivorship

Posted Aug 2, 2026
Chasse Bailey-Dorton, M.D., leads the Integrative Oncology and Survivorship Program at the FirstHealth Cancer Center.  As an integrative oncologist, she helps patients manage the physical and emotional challenges of cancer treatment.  
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Aug 5, 2026

FirstHealth CEO Mickey W. Foster receives AHA Grassroots Champion Award

The AHA’s Grassroots Champion Award recognizes hospital leaders who most effectively educate elected officials on how major issues affect the hospital’s role in the community, have done an exemplary job in broadening the base of community support for hospitals and are tireless advocates for hospitals and patients. ...

Jul 29, 2026

Broadwell College of Business and Economics at FSU earns Top 20 national ranking in Princeton Review's “Top Online MBA Programs for 2027”

Fayetteville State University’s Broadwell College of Business and Economics earned national recognition, with The Princeton Review’s 2027 Top 50 Online MBA Programs on July 14, ranking FSU’s online Master of Business Administration program No. 20 in the nation. ...

Jul 29, 2026

Home Instead in the Sandhills celebrates 20 years of caring for Sandhills area families

Home Instead Fayetteville is proudly celebrating 20 years of serving older adults and their families throughout Cumberland County, marking two decades of helping seniors remain safe, comfortable and independent in the place they call home. ...

Jul 29, 2026

YMCA of the Sandhills names new executive director for Fayetteville Branch

The YMCA of the Sandhills welcomed Keith Miller, D.Min., M.Div. (DeLano K. Miller) as its new executive director of the Fayetteville Branch on July 1. Miller brings more than 20 years of progressive leadership experience in nonprofit and community-based organizations to the role. ...

Jul 29, 2026

UNCP’s Tracy Mulvaney appointed to State Board of Education Task Force

Dr. Tracy Mulvaney, dean of the School of Education at UNC Pembroke, has been appointed to the State Board of Education’s Task Force on Educator Licensure and Advancement, a statewide initiative charged with strengthening how NC prepares, licenses and supports educators throughout their careers. ...

Jul 29, 2026

Cumberland County named a top digital county in the U.S.

Cumberland County has been named a 2026 Digital Counties Survey winner by the Center for Digital Government and the National Association of Counties (NACo), placing fifth nationwide among counties with a population of 250,000 – 499,999. ...


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Ask the Expert: Integrative Oncology and Survivorship

Chasse Bailey-Dorton, M.D. - Director of Integrative Oncology and Survivorship, FirstHealth of the Carolinas
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Cape Fear Eye Associates: Setting a Higher Standard in Vision Care

Cory Worrell - Director of Marketing, Cape Fear Eye Associates
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Workforce Pipelines for a Growing Economy

Dr. Mark Sorrells - President, Fayetteville Technical Community College

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