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What one mile can carry at Walk to End Alzheimer’s
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Murder, music, masks take over Paddy’s on Halloween
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School board candidates speak at Chamber's Candidate Forum
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A poet plots a quest as fandom moves downtown
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Habitat for Humanity to host Dr. Bernice A. King in 2027
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Halloween after dark: Frightfully fun events for grown-ups
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School board candidates speak at Chamber's Candidate Forum
Fourteen of the sixteen candidates running for Cumberland County School Board of Education were present at the Greater Fayetteville Chamber’s Candidate Forum on Oct. 13 at Fayetteville Technical Community College.…Read More -
County closes Crown Arena, Theatre over structural flaws
Two of the Fayetteville area’s biggest entertainment and event venues, the Crown Theatre and the Crown Arena, were suddenly closed Sept. 10 after construction experts cited structural concerns about the…Read More -
A poet plots a quest as fandom moves downtown
LeJuane Bowens has spent years proving that a poem does not have to remain on the page. On Halloween, he plans to make the same argument about fandom: It does…Read More -
Turn your home into a haunted house for Halloween
People celebrate Halloween with the same zeal as Thanksgiving and Christmas. Decorating for Halloween has evolved over the years, and many homeowners now go to great lengths to turn their…Read More
News
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Woodpeckers win 2026 Carolina League Championship
The Fayetteville Woodpeckers are Carolina League champions for the first time in franchise history. On Tuesday night at Segra Stadium the Woodpeckers completed a perfect 4-0 sweep of the postseason,…Read More -
Turn your home into a haunted house for Halloween
People celebrate Halloween with the same zeal as Thanksgiving and Christmas. Decorating for Halloween has evolved over the years, and many homeowners now go to great lengths to turn their…Read More -
School board candidates speak at Chamber's Candidate Forum
Fourteen of the sixteen candidates running for Cumberland County School Board of Education were present at the Greater Fayetteville Chamber’s Candidate Forum on Oct. 13 at Fayetteville Technical Community College.…Read More -
Nurturing Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery, supporting Wreaths Across America Sandhills
Military veterans deserve a dignified and well-kept resting place. Residents across Cumberland County are hard at work to make that possible at the Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery, which has traveled…Read More -
Government Watch: Cumberland County, Fayetteville, are thriving!
Fayetteville captured the spotlight recently with a thrilling Fayetteville Woodpeckers victory, a historic homecoming visit from rap icon J. Cole and a historic Chemours environmental settlement that brought a powerful…Read More
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Publisher's Pen: Jacquelyn Brown Has Earned Our Vote for Cumberland County Board of Education
As publisher of Up & Coming Weekly and a dedicated community advocate, I’ve watched Fayetteville and Cumberland County grow, evolve and face more than our fair share of challenges.I’ve introduced…Read More -
Troy's Perspective: Lessons in "Animal Farm"
It has been a little more than 80 years since English author George Orwell published his celebrated satirical novel Animal Farm in 1945. When I was in high school more…Read More -
Washington Can’t Ease Our Traffic Jams
The federal government projects trillion-dollar deficits as far as the eye can see. Perhaps that’s the problem: Washington’s fiscal irresponsibility has become so reckless, its costs so gargantuan, that the…Read More -
Dan DeBruler: Life Interrupted
I’ve reached a point in my life that my perspective on what constitutes an interruption has shifted. Like most people reading this, there are things I intend to accomplish by…Read More -
Publisher's Pen: Congratulations to Robert Edwards and Fayetteville Liberty
Wins and losses, attendance figures, and championships often measure success in professional sports. Those accomplishments matter, but the organizations that make the greatest impact are the ones that leave a…Read More
Arts
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Cape Fear Studios presents "6 by" exhibit
Art is not what you see but what you make others see.Edgar Degas Cape Fear Studios is showcasing their 2026 "6 by" Exhibit. Visual artists are highlighting works of any…Read More -
Halloween season takes over Cameo Art House Theatre
From silent cinema and live orchestras to zombies, vampires, giant monsters, Batman and Michael Myers, Halloween is taking over downtown Fayetteville's Cameo Art House Theatre. Something strange is happening at…Read More -
Arts Council's new exhibit celebrates world cultures
If you've spent any time in Fayetteville, you likely know the International Folk Festival. One of the Arts Council's flagship events, it's now in its 48th year and returns to…Read More -
History takes the stage: Temple Theatre presents "1776"
As the United States marks 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Temple Theatre is opening its 2026-27 Mainstage season by returning audiences to the room where…Read More -
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee comes to Gilbert
Gilbert Theater is opening the season on Friday, September 11th with an E-L-E-C-T-R-I-Y-I-N-G production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, a high-energy, fast-paced, surprisingly emotional, improvish musical following…Read More
Entertainment
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Group Therapy Pub & Playground celebrates kids
The parents and grandparents on Group Therapy’s team became inspired to create the Kids Halloween Rave as a place where kids could experience Halloween outside of just Trick or Treating.Their…Read More -
Brews, boos, baseball: Pecktoberfest returns to Segra
Baseball uniforms will be replaced by Halloween costumes when Pecktoberfest returns to Segra Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 24. Prepare for an evening of beer, cider and a friendly costume competition…Read More -
Halloween after dark: Frightfully fun events for grown-ups
Who says Halloween is just for kids? While the little ghosts and goblins are busy collecting candy, the grown-ups have plenty of opportunities to get into the spooky spirit themselves.…Read More -
Murder, music, masks take over Paddy’s on Halloween
At Paddy’s Irish Public House, Halloween will not arrive quietly. It will come with a suspicious death, a room full of amateur detectives, a rockabilly backbeat and enough costumed creatures…Read More -
What one mile can carry at Walk to End Alzheimer’s
Fayetteville’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s connects personal stories with the support, research and determination driving the fight against the disease.One mile may not seem like a lot. It is not…Read More
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