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Replacements for five associate superintendents in Cumberland County Schools were approved by the Board of Education.

Five associate superintendents in Cumberland County Schools announced their retirement. They are among nine members of the superintendents cabinet.

Parents of some Cumberland County students likely will be paying 50 cents each day more for school lunches next school year.

Spring Lake is putting in place new procedures to keep embezzlement, credit card misuse and other financial wrongdoing from happening, the mayor said.

Cumberland County Sheriff Ennis Wright hopes raises included in the county budget will help relieve a shortage of detention officers and deputies.

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

Shari Fiveash has resigned as president of the Greater Fayetteville Chamber.

Cumberland County Manager Amy Cannon presented her proposed budget for the 2022-23 fiscal to the county Board of Commissioners on May 26.

Spring Lake’s current financial issues were caused in part by trying to spend money from its savings account that wasn’t there, a state official said.

Alpha Academy and The Capitol Encore Academy in Cumberland County are more diverse than similar schools across North Carolina.