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May 23, 2025

Cumberland County Manager presents FY2026 recommended budget of $608K

 County Manager Clarence Grier presented the Fiscal Year 2026 Recommended Annual Budget to the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on Thursday, May 23.The proposed balanced budget includes $608,853,794 in expenditures across all County fund ...

May 21, 2025

State reentry program helping formerly incarcerated people find transportation work

Transportation officials have expanded their workforce development efforts as part of the statewide effort. ...

May 21, 2025

Cumberland County Commissioners vote to allocate $1.38 million in ARP Freed-Up General Fund Capacity for selected nonprofits

The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners voted to use $1.38 million in American Rescue Plan (ARP) Freed-Up General Fund Capacity to fund 63 selected nonprofits. Commissioners approved allocating funding for the nonprofits during their regular mee ...

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May 16, 2025

Minor construction to prepare for outdoor kiosks scheduled at Cumberland County facilities May 20–23

Cumberland County will conduct minor construction to prepare for outdoor kiosk installation at key facility entrances from Tuesday, May 20, through Friday, May 23, 2025. The installations will occur at the entrances of the Judge E. Maurice Braswell C ...

May 13, 2025

Recommended FY2026 budget presented to Fayetteville City Council

City Manager Dr. Douglas J. Hewett submitted to the Fayetteville City Council his recommended $312.5 million Fiscal Year 2026 operating budget, outlining priorities to keep the city fiscally sound while investing in public safety, infrastructure and ...

May 2, 2025

City awarded $910 thousand for stormwater project from DEQ

The city of Fayetteville has been awarded $910,000 in funding from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) as part of the state’s Flood Resiliency Blueprint program. The funding will help reduce flooding near Eutaw Creek, a strea ...

Apr 30, 2025

Cumberland Community gathers for 2025 State of the County Address

Joined by Vice Chairwoman Veronica Jones, and Commissioners Jeannette Council, Pavan Patel and Henry Tyson, Board of Commissioners Chairman Kirk deViere delivers 2025 State of the County address. Photo provided by Cumberland County.On April 29, 2025, ...

Apr 23, 2025

The NCDOR suspends certain late action penalties in response to the IRS pushing back tax deadlines

In response to the Internal Revenue Service postponing various federal tax filing and payment deadlines until Sept. 25, 2025, the N.C. Department of Revenue (NCDOR) will not assess (or will remove) certain late action penalties on selected state tax ...

Apr 23, 2025

IRS further postpones various tax deadlines to Sept. 25 for North Carolina storm victims

Due to the lingering effects of Hurricane Helene, the Internal Revenue Service has further postponed until Sept. 25, 2025, a wide range of tax deadlines for taxpayers throughout North Carolina. Previously, the deadline had been May 1, 2025, for Form ...


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All in one: Fort Bragg's Exceptional Family Member Program celebrates new office space in Soldier Support Center

From left to right: 1st Lt. Grace Vanarendonk, EFMP Screening Nurse, Col. Stephanie Mont, Commander of Womack Army Medical Center, Col. Chad Mixon, Fort Bragg Garrison Commander, Casey Clark, Program Manager for the Fort Bragg Exceptional Family Memb


Scene change: Historic theater in Lumberton embraces growth with new 8,200 square foot annex addition

A rendering of the completed 8,200 square foot annex addition. Image provided by Carolina Civic Center Historic Theater.The Carolina Civic Center Historic Theater originally opened in 1928 as a vaudeville and silent film house. Now, nearly 100 years


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