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Amazon plans to launch a delivery station in Fayetteville next year, creating hundreds of jobs and enhancing the company’s ability to serve Cumberland County and the surrounding area, local and company officials said Thursday. The facility, which will be located at 1005 Dunn Road, is expected to enhance Amazon’s last-mile delivery capabilities and speed up deliveries for customers in the region, according to a statement released by the Fayetteville Cumberland County Economic Development Cor...

Fayetteville State University announced Monday the hiring of a provost, a position considered vitally important by the school’s new chancellor. Monica Terrell Leach will serve as FSU’s provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs starting June 1, according to a statement released by the university. She is currently senior associate vice chancellor for enrollment management and academic affairs at North Carolina Central University. The FSU board of trustees met in closed session for abou...

Students return to Cumberland County Schools today, ending a yearlong break caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Officials with Cumberland County Schools are checking the ventilation in school buildings as students are set to return March 15. Members of the Board of Education questioned Donna Fields, executive director of operations for the school system, on Tuesday about ventilation in school buildings. Fields told the school board’s auxiliary services committee that the buildings have adequate ventilation. She said the school system is conducting an evaluation that will determine how the ventilation c...

Darrell T. Allison was noncommittal when asked if he would agree that FSUs new provost would be chosen from finalists selected by a search committee.

Cumberland County could keep 70 jobs and add 75 more if economic development incentives approved by county commissioners Monday entice one company to expand and another to build a production facility here. The commissioners unanimously approved the incentives Monday, according to a statement released by county officials. Robert Van Geons, president of the Fayetteville Cumberland Economic Development Corporation presented the two incentive proposals during two public hearings at the commissioner...

The Fayetteville Observer analyzed data that included hundreds of thousands of traffic stops and searches for a series of stories focusing on a controversy that caused an uproar in the community a decade ago. The “driving while Black” issue, which deals with a racial disparity among the drivers who are stopped and searched by officers, has gotten attention again. Some in the community noticed that statistics that had improved have gotten worse in recent years. Here are five things you need...

More than 23,250 second doses have been administered in the county, Green said. The county is currently giving inoculating health care workers; residents and staff of long-term care facilities; people who are 65 years old or older; and child care and school workers. Those who are eligible can make an appointment to get a vaccine at the county’s website. Those who need assistance can call 910-678-7657. Help is available County residents who are having trouble paying their rent or utility bills...

The percentages of Black drivers stopped and searched in Cumberland County, Hope Mills and Spring Lake vary from year to year, state records show. The police chiefs in Hope Mills and Spring Lake and a spokesman for the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office say they are confident that their law enforcement agencies treat drivers fairly. The Fayetteville Observer analyzed statistics compiled by the State Bureau of Investigation to determine the percentages of Black drivers and white drivers who we...

The Fayetteville Observer earned first place from the North Carolina Press Association for the breaking news coverage of the unrest downtown following a protest over the death of George Floyd  The Observer won 22 awards at this years press association, including first-place wins for sports writer Rodd Baxley and former staff writer Michael Futch, first place in use of photographs and third place in general excellence. “Im very proud of the outstanding work by the Observers news team,” s...