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Fall fun abounds in Cumberland County
Fall is in the air, and with it comes a bevy of activities ranging from hayrides and pumpkin patches to haunted trails and houses and even zombie-related events. Here are…Read More
Hope Mills Community Roundtables and Candidates’ Forum huge success
The political climate is changing in Hope Mills, and it is changing for the better. Why? Because residents are realizing that Hope Mills is no longer a media desert. The…Read More
The rich stay rich and the poor stay poor
Politics are on everyone’s minds during intense campaign seasons like this one, and progressive Democrats like Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio Cortez — aka AOC — have a lot to…Read More
Blow up your TV
If you have a television, you may have noticed that not all is peaceful and bright in the world. Each day is filled with the active ingredient of televised depression.…Read More
Veterans Affairs declares no smoking on property
At the past Cumberland County Veterans Council meeting we were informed by an assistant director of the VA Medical Center that, effective Oct. 1, there will be no smoking on…Read More
History Center hijacking revisited
In my recent column titled “History Center: Another Hijacking Underway,” I referred to questions that had been sent to Mayor Mitch Colvin and all nine members of Fayetteville City Council.…Read More
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FTCC's Electronics Engineering Technology blends technology and fun
At Fayetteville Technical Community College, you can have lots of fun while majoring in electronics engineering technology. One of the courses offered, ELN-133 “Digital Electronics,” provides the opportunity to have…Read More
Veterans Day Parade commemorates gold star families
The Cumberland County Veterans Council is sponsoring the Fayetteville Veterans Day parade this year on Nov. 9 at 10 a.m. in downtown Fayetteville. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in…Read More
Veterans Day run honors America’s veterans
The VFW Post 670 presents its 2nd Annual Veteran’s Day 5K Run/Walk and 1 Mile Walk of Honor to honor America’s Veterans Sunday, Nov. 10, at 11 a.m., at Festival…Read More
Maj. Matthew Golsteyn’s never-ending case
War hero or murderer? It’s a question that has dogged the military career of Army Maj. Mathew L. Golsteyn for eight years. Golsteyn’s story is an extraordinary one — a Green…Read More
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History Center hijacking revisited
In my recent column titled “History Center: Another Hijacking Underway,” I referred to questions that had been sent to Mayor Mitch Colvin and all nine members of Fayetteville City Council.…Read More -
Veterans Affairs declares no smoking on property
At the past Cumberland County Veterans Council meeting we were informed by an assistant director of the VA Medical Center that, effective Oct. 1, there will be no smoking on…Read More -
Blow up your TV
If you have a television, you may have noticed that not all is peaceful and bright in the world. Each day is filled with the active ingredient of televised depression.…Read More -
The rich stay rich and the poor stay poor
Politics are on everyone’s minds during intense campaign seasons like this one, and progressive Democrats like Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio Cortez — aka AOC — have a lot to…Read More
Arts
Jazzemeia Horn to play at UNCW
There’s just nothing quite as distinctive as jazz music. It reaches into the depths of your core and seems to radiate throughout your being. It’s smooth, harmonious and full of…Read More
Did a happy marriage make Pat Conroy a better writer?
Did the late great writer, Pat Conroy’s late-in-life marriage to fellow writer Cassandra King make him a better writer?Just in case you don’t remember, Conroy, who died in 2016, was…Read More
It’s ‘Heroes vs. Villains’ at the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra
There will be a battle of massive proportion when the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra performs Heroes vs. Villains at Methodist University in Fayetteville Saturday, Oct. 19, at 7:30 p.m. Up &…Read More
Remembering Rufus
In this time of political rancor and hate, it is nice to find something that old time politicos agree on regardless of political affiliation, when they answer this question: Who…Read More
Entertainment
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Fall fun abounds in Cumberland County
Fall is in the air, and with it comes a bevy of activities ranging from hayrides and pumpkin patches to haunted trails and houses and even zombie-related events. Here are…Read More 
Boo-tanical Garden offers family-friendly Halloween fun
Tricks and treats await Halloween fans at the family-friendly Boo-tanical Garden event coming to Cape Fear Botanical Garden Oct. 25-27. Each night from 6-9 p.m., guests can enjoy a…Read More
Givens Performing Arts Center presents Cirque Mei
Founded in 1976 and hailing from People’s Republic of China, Hebei Province, Cirque Mei is set to take the stage at Givens Performing Arts Center in Pembroke Oct. 27. The…Read More
Comic Con: If it’s geek, we got it
On Oct. 19 and 20, the Crown Complex in Fayetteville will become the center of the geek universe with the Fayetteville Comic Con. Creators Michael Chaudhuri and Keith Gibbs are…Read More
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