HBCU/HAIU coalition launches first bioprocessing training at UNCP

Image courtesy of UNCPNorth Carolina Central University (NCCU) and the University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNC Pembroke) just announced an inaugural bioprocessing training course to help students and residents prepare for entry-level positions ...

Women's Business Center of Fayetteville at CEED celebrates inaugural Ignite course graduation with Pitch competition

Form left to right : WBC Director Danice Langdon pictured with graduates Alena Barosa, Kimberly Frazier and Dani Jacobs.Three growing entrepreneurs are ready to make their business a reality after becoming the first batch of students graduating from ...

USDA Rural Development invests $2.3 million to assist Sampson Community College

State Director Reginald Speight and members of the North Carolina Rural Development Team will announce USDA Grants with Sampson and Nash Community Colleges, totaling $2.6 million on Nov. 30. At 10 a.m. Speight will announce a $2.3 million USDA C ...

FTCC holds ribbon-cutting and demonstrations at new Swift Water Rescue Training Facility

Training demonstrations in the facility were conducted following the ribbon-cutting. Photo by GFBJFayetteville Technical Community College has built a specially designed indoor facility to provide swift water rescue training.FTCC held a ribbon-cuttin ...

Robeson Community College, UNC Wilmington partner for PathWays program

RCC faculty member Wendy Fields (left) and the Director of English, Humanities and Social Science Joni Thomas (right) work together to promote the new partnership with UNCW - Photo provided by RCCBeginning in early 2024, it will be even easier for Ro ...

UNCP alumnus Greg Bacot enhances scholarship fund with transformational $1.2 million planned gift

Photo provided by UNCPWhen Greg Bacot, a 1985 UNC Pembroke alumnus, established an endowed scholarship at the university to honor his parents in 2018, he hoped to make a positive impact on students seeking their dream of a college degree. That i ...

Sampson Community College’s EMS-Paramedic program gains accreditation

Accreditation of SCC's EMS-Paramedic program is a outstanding accomplishment for both the College and its students. Photo provided by: SCC. On Sept. 15, 2023, Sampson Community College’s (SCC) Emergency Medical Services- Paramedic (EMS) program ...

FTCC welcomes new Director of Center for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Small Business

Ricardo “Rico” Murphy - Photo provided by FTCCFayetteville Technical Community College welcomes Ricardo “Rico” Murphy as Director of the College’s Center for Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Small Business (CIESB).Murphy holds a Master of Business A ...

FTCC awarded $500,000 by Golden LEAF Foundation for Regional Supply Chain Transport Complex in Cumberland County

Photo by FTCCFayetteville Technical Community College has been awarded $500,000 by the Golden LEAF Foundation Board of Directors for construction-related costs for a driving pad at a planned Regional Supply Chain Transport Complex in western Cumberla ...

Grand reopening of Fayetteville seafood market and restaurant makes a big splash.

Cape Fear Valley Medical Center announces temporary changes to main entrance traffic due to construction

New Raeford restaurant unveils new dinner menu and extended hours

Town of Hope Mills becomes first Cumberland County municipality to earn Partner in Prevention distinction

Fayetteville eats more chicken: Local Chick-fil-A owner and operator shares about his pleasure in working with one of the south's favorite restaurants