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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 Corporation. The company plans to transport packages to delivery stations from Amazon fulfillment and s...

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 about 14 minutes during a special meeting on Friday to discuss a personnel matter. The board took no act...

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 can be improved. “I feel comfortable with students and staff coming into our buildings,” she said...

Darrell T. Allison was noncommittal when asked if he would agree that FSU's new provost would be chosen from finalists selected by a search committee.