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The NAACP sponsored the forum, which included participants in the mayors race and nine council districts.

Fayetteville will give $15,000 to help pay for the Dogwood Festival despite concerns from City Council about the diversity of entertainment.

The event is scheduled for 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday in the Headquarters Library downtown.

Health calendar: June 7, 2022

Fayetteville has seen an overall increase in crime rates this year compared to last years rates.

Despite unanswered questions on total cost, the county commissioners and City Council allocated funds to design a proposed African American museum.

The Fayetteville City Council was not supportive of a plan that would provide the legal framework to clear out high-risk homeless encampments.

NASCAR legend L.W. Wright has come out of hiding 40 years after the unknown driver entered the 1982 Winston 500 at Talladega and then disappeared, leaving a string of unpaid bills in his wake.

More than 20 candidates, including incumbents and newcomers, are running for districts 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 in Fayetteville.

Fayetteville is trying to stretch the once-in-a-lifetime funding it has received from the federal government with a new, strategic plan.