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Two Fayetteville men are accused of operating illegal nightclubs on Cedar Creek Road after separate raids by state and local authorities. Agents with state Alcohol Law Enforcement and Cumberland County Alcohol Beverage Control seized cash, alcohol, drugs and a stolen firearm in raids on Friday and Saturday, according to a statement released Tuesday by the ALE. ALE agents received information about an illegal nightclub, 53 Bar and Lounge, at 3213 Cedar Creek Road, the statement said. That location previously held active ABC permits, but closed in October 2016, it said. Special agents investiga...

Police are investigating the cause of the crash and the events leading up to it. Part of Bragg Boulevard was initially closed after the crash and later reopened. Anyone who has information about the crash is asked to call Officer C. Biggerstaff with the Fayetteville Police Department Traffic Unit at 910-751-1382 or Cumberland County Crimestoppers at 910-483-TIPS (8477).  Support local journalism with a subscription to The Fayetteville Observer. Click the "subscribe'' link at the top of this article. Staff writer Steve DeVane can be reached at sdevane@fayobserver.com or 910-486-3572. Do Not ...

The Fayetteville Observer LINDEN — A pagan organization that says it wants to ensure the survival of white people has a meeting place in Cumberland County. The Asatru Folk Assembly excludes non-white members and has been designated a racist, hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. The religious group is worshipping the Norse god Thor in a building where generations of families sang gospel hymns and heard Christian sermons. The organization was given property that started as Parker’s Grove Methodist Church more than 145 years ago. The property in the 4400 block of Linden Road is o...

An Air Force veteran who now teaches science is one of four finalists for the 2021 National Teacher of the Year. Maureen M. Stover, who teaches at Cumberland International Early College High School, is the 2020 Burroughs Wellcome Fund North Carolina Teacher of the Year. She and the other three finalists were announced Wednesday by the Council of Chief State School Officers, which facilitates the recognition program. Stover, who served as an intelligence officer in the Air Force, is known by her students as the “Science Mom.” She has been teaching biology, earth and environmental science f...

NewsSportsWeekenderLifestyleUSA TODAYOpinionObituariesE-EditionLegals Widespread COVID-19 outbreaks reported in Fayetteville area nursing homes Nursing homes and other long-term care facilities in Cumberland and other North Carolina counties are dealing with COVID-19 outbreaks. The Fayetteville Observer Fourteen nursing homes and similar facilities in Cumberland County have COVID-19 outbreaks, including seven with at least 20 confirmed cases, state records show. The long-term care facilities are among nearly 700 in the state and dozens in counties around Cumberland that are dealing with at le...