Fayetteville Greenlights Affordable Housing Project on Long‑Vacant Murchison Road Site
After years of waiting on a plan from Fayetteville State University that never materialized, Fayetteville is turning to a private development team to build affordable housing on city-owned vacant land along Murchison Road. The City Council voted on December 8 to allow JBS Developers to build Central Park Villas, a garden-style, 84-unit community serving low-…
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Cumberland County
Cumberland’s Unhoused Support Center location may change
County commissioners vote to begin design and look for sites other than the B Street neighborhood
THE KIRBY FILE: Longest Serving State Governor Remembered from Raleigh to Cumberland County and Beyond
“Gov. Hunt was one of the finest men I ever knew,” former N.C. Rep. Billy Richardson of Cumberland County says about Jim Hunt, the late four-term governor, who died at age 88 on Thursday.
THE KIRBY FILE: Celebrate the Holiday Season, but Don’t Drink Alcohol and Operate a Motor Vehicle
“We implore all drivers to practice safe driving habits throughout the holiday season and all year long,” says Col. Freddy L. Johnson, commander of the N.C. State Highway Patrol.
Judge Orders Trump Administration to Release $18M in Flood Prevention Money to Fayetteville
Trump’s FEMA tried to unilaterally cancel funding in a national program that Trump and Congress created in 2018.
Fayetteville
Column: My Christmas Wish List for Fayetteville and Cumberland County
Columnist Tim White writes a letter to Santa with all the gifts he wishes he could give to the city and county.
State Senator Threatens to Sue Opponent for Defamation, Hints At Criminal Prosecution
Republican Sen. Tom McInnis contends Ray Daly, his challenger in the 2026 election, has lied about him.
Houston Astros Selling Fayetteville Woodpeckers Baseball Team
The Peckers are one of three Astros Minor League teams that Diamond Baseball Holdings is purchasing.
OPINION & COLUMNS
THE KIRBY FILE: Fayetteville to Celebrate New Year’s Eve with City Star and Fireworks, and Eastover will be Dropping The Flea
Bill Kirby Jr.’s notes from the week.
Obituaries
Henry Edwin Lee
Henry Edwin Lee, 78, peacefully entered the arms of his Savior on Friday, December 19, 2025. Details for the celebration of life for Henry will be announced after the first of the year. He was preceded in…
Joseph (Joe) Richard Tansey, Jr.
Joseph Richard Tansey Jr. (Joe) passed away on Tuesday, December 23, after a brief illness. Joe was 61. Joe was predeceased by his parents; Father Joseph Tansey Sr. in 1991, stepfather Russell Laustsen in 2017, and mother…
Ms. Sylvia Elizabeth Burch
Colvin Funeral Home & Crematory…announces this earthly transition of Sylvia Elizabeth Burch, of Fayetteville NC, who departed this life on Monday, December 15, 2025, at the age of 74. We extend our deepest condolences to the family…
Margaret ((Davis)) Dixon
Margaret Davis Dixon, of Fayetteville, NC, went to be with the Lord on December 18, 2025. Born on October 31, 1943, in Savannah, GA to parents Nolan Cromwell Davis, Jr. and Elouise Wyatt Davis. She graduated from Hoboken…
Geraldine ((Ivey)) Crumpler
Geraldine Ivey Crumpler, 90, of Fayetteville, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 21, 2025, at her residence, surrounded by her loving family. Geraldine was born on November 19, 1935, in Cumberland County to the late Leon…