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The Fayetteville Observer
April 26, 2018
The session will end by 4 p.m. To apply, go to fayettevillenc.gov/citizensacademy, fill out the application and email it to Nathan Walls at nwalls@ci.fay.nc.us. ... Screen on the Green & Food Truck Rodeo: The movie series sponsored by the Spring Lake Recreation and Parks Department kicks off June 8 withÃâà...
The Fayetteville Observer
April 25, 2018
An allegation that state Sen. Ben Clark no longer lives in his district and so is ineligible for reelection advanced on Tuesday to the Bipartisan State Board of Elections & Ethics enforcement. Spring Lake Alderman James O'Garra, who supports Clark's Democratic challenger Naveed Aziz in this year's primaryÃâà...
The Fayetteville Observer
April 24, 2018
We have many seats in play for the United States house, the North Carolina General Assembly,; Cumberland County commissioners, the county Clerk of Court; ... In District 21, incumbent Democrat Ben Clark of Hoke and Cumberland counties is involved in a rematch against Dr. Navid Aziz of Spring Lake.
ESR NEWS
April 21, 2018
On April 12, 2018, the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners in North Carolina voted unanimously to join the “Ban the Box” movement by removing the ... Carrboro, Charlotte, Cumberland County, Durham City, Durham County, Mecklenburg County, Spring Lake, Wake County, and Winston-Salem.
The Fayetteville Observer
April 20, 2018
SANFORD — Eight people were arrested Tuesday after lawmen from the Lee County Sheriff's Office executed a search a residence about four miles west of N.C. 87 and the Harnett County line. A ninth person was taken into custody this morning, said Lt. Bryan Allen of the Narcotics Division. The house onÃâà...
The Fayetteville Observer
April 20, 2018
Spring Lake detectives and officers executing a search warrant seized Ãâý kilo of heroin (533 grams), 4.8 grams of marijuana, 2.3 grams of crack cocaine, a stolen handgun, and ... 7, 2014, Spring Lake Narcotics Detectives and SRT Team, executed a search warrant. ... north of Marshville, North Carolina.
The Fayetteville Observer
April 14, 2018
H.M. Cagle Drive is off N.C. 87, about seven miles north of Spring Lake. It is near a shopping center that includes a Food Lion grocery store. For awhile, N.C. 87 was shut down. “We didn't want him to be able to get back and possibly carjack somebody,'' Coats said. On Saturday night, patrol vehicles andÃâà...
WRAL.com
April 11, 2018
By Nancy McCleary, Fayetteville Observer staff writer & Hannah Webster, WRAL.com editor. Fayetteville, N.C. — A Spring Lake man was arrested Wednesday in a brutal sexual assault that happened in Fayetteville nearly a decade ago, according to arrest warrants in the Cumberland County Magistrate'sÃâà...
Greensboro News & Record
March 31, 2018
Don was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War, proudly served on many law enforcement agencies in Cumberland County (Sheriff's Department Patrol Commander and Chief of Police for Spring Lake, NC and the Fayetteville Police Department Narcotics Division/Crime Division and Training Officer.) He wasÃâà...
The Fayetteville Observer
March 31, 2018
Kayak Fest: Today, noon, Spring Lake Outpost, 1530 N. Bragg Blvd. Food trucks, bounce houses, live music. Rent kayaks, canoes and ... Mail completed applications to Cumberland Soil and Water Conservation District, 301 E. Mountain Drive, Suite 229, Fayetteville, NC, 28306.The application deadline isÃâà...
The Fayetteville Observer
March 31, 2018
He found a place for them in 1946 on Third Avenue, and they later would move into the little brick house that today still stands along N.C. 87. ... Later in her life, she wrote for the Spring Lake News that published each Wednesday from 1979 to 1996 before coming to this newspaper in 1999 to write her “MyÃâà...
The Fayetteville Observer
March 31, 2018
First, it was Spring Lake Mayor Pro Tem O'Garra who challenged Ben Clark's residency, not Dr. Aziz. Rightfully so he did. ... Clark's support for school vouchers and for-profit charter schools, as well as his vote to gut the N.C. Department of Justice including legal aid. I look forward to reading about them inÃâà...
The Fayetteville Observer
March 31, 2018
The season doesn't officially end until May, and some North Carolina residents are still getting infected with the virus, although the epidemic appears to be ebbing. But 11 more flu deaths were reported last week, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services says, which brings the official flu death tollÃâà...
Spectrum News
March 30, 2018
SPRING LAKE, N.C. -- Spring Lake Police Chief Don Latham died after his battle with cancer on Sunday. Latham was 66 years old. He was an Army veteran who served on many law enforcement agencies in Cumberland County as sheriff's department patrol commander, the Fayetteville Police DepartmentÃâà...
The Fayetteville Observer
March 29, 2018
Manna Church: Easter services at 8:15 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. at 5117 Cliffdale Road and 3611 Ramsey St.; 9:30 and 11 a.m. at 3744 Legion Road, 630 Executive Place and 90 Stone Cross Drive, Spring Lake. The Cliffdale site will feature special guest Will Summers, a Special ForcesÃâà...
The Fayetteville Observer
March 27, 2018
The North Carolina State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement on Tuesday appointed a three-person panel to consider an allegation that state Sen. Ben Clark does not live in ... Spring Lake Alderman James O'Garra filed the residency challenge against Clark on March 13. He contends that Clark lives inÃâà...
WRAL.com
March 20, 2018
Fayetteville, N.C. — Local, state and federal authorities arrested 20 people at a Fayetteville motel Friday in an undercover operation to crack down on ... 41, of Fayetteville; Van Quincy Dues Jr., 27, of Raleigh; Kiswindsida Marceli Ouedraogo, 29, of Spring Lake; Rodney Dean Barrett-Easterling, 18, of HopeÃâà...
Charlotte Observer
March 20, 2018
A naked North Carolina man died Sunday after he jumped into a river while trying to avoid being arrested for indecent exposure. Bernard Bryant, 29, was naked and being chased by police when he jumped into the Little River, behind the Church of the Covenant in Spring Lake, reported TV station WABC.
Greensboro News & Record
March 20, 2018
GREENSBORO — Police are looking for a Spring Lake man in connection to two assaults Tuesday that led Greensboro College to lock down. Earl Gaddis, 18, of Spring Lake, is wanted for simple assault and assault inflicting serious injury, according to WGHP-Channel 8. The assaults happened in WestÃâà...
WABC-TV
March 19, 2018
The Spring lake Police Department responded to reports of a naked man running around W. Manchester Road near N. Bragg Blvd. Sunday morning. ... Police in Spring Lake, North Carolina, said a man died shortly after jumping into Little River in an effort to escape being arrested for running around nakedÃâà...
WTVD-TV
March 19, 2018
The Spring lake Police Department responded to reports of a naked man running around W. Manchester Road near N. Bragg Blvd. Sunday morning. ... Spring Lake Police said a man died shortly after jumping into Little River in an effort to escape being arrested for running around naked Sunday morning.
The Fayetteville Observer
March 17, 2018
Two years ago state Sen. Ben Clark faced a primary challenge from Spring Lake physician Naveed Aziz. It was a feisty campaign, ... The law requires North Carolina lawmakers to live in the district they serve, but it doesn't forbid them from having second homes. So enough of the circus, please. We're sureÃâà...
The Fayetteville Observer
March 14, 2018
On Tuesday, Spring Lake Mayor Pro Tem James O'Garra filed a complaint with the Hoke County Board of Elections that contends Clark lives in a house he ... Clark said he “sent the NC State Board of Elections a packet of incontrovertible evidence that demonstrates” that the Rockfish home is his residence.
The Fayetteville Observer
March 13, 2018
Spring officially is eight days away, but today's cold temperatures and icy precipitation are a reminder that winter is still here in the Fayetteville region of North Carolina. Northern Cumberland County, including Fort Bragg, Spring Lake, Linden and Wade, are expected to see snow after 4 p.m. accumulationsÃâà...
The Fayetteville Observer
March 10, 2018
Good Shepherd Catholic Church: 5050 Oak St., Hope Mills, partners with Redeeming Joy and 5 Sparrows to host a forum on human trafficking today, 2-4:30 p.m. Learn about human trafficking in North Carolina. The forum is open to the ... Lighthouse Church: 5435 Overhills Road, Spring Lake. Family andÃâà...
The Fayetteville Observer
March 5, 2018
The USO of N.C. created the Warrior Reset program after a similar program aimed at building resiliency was canceled by the Army because of a lack of money in 2015. Military officials have praised the organization for stepping in to offer a service the Army could no longer provide because of tighteningÃâà...
WNCN
March 2, 2018
At 3:56 p.m., a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was 7 miles west of Fort Bragg, moving east at 30 mph. The warning was based on radar showing rotation in the area. The storm is expected to impact: Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, Godwin, Pope AFB, Spring Lake, Eastover, Stedman, Wade,Ãâà...
The Fayetteville Observer
March 1, 2018
The meeting, “Moms Demand Safety of Our Kids in School,” is being organized by Naveed Aziz, a Spring Lake physician and a Democratic candidate for the ... where the Outer Loop is under construction to allow workers to bury storms drains under the pavement, the N.C. Department of Transportation said.
Charlotte Observer
February 28, 2018
A North Carolina woman says she was knocked unconscious and raped Sunday by a man she met through an online advertisement on Craigslist. It happened around 9:45 p.m. at her home in Spring Lake, outside Fayetteville. The woman told officers she invited the suspect, identified as Robert MatthewÃâà...
WTVD-TV
February 27, 2018
Spring Lake woman raped after meeting man on Craigslist, police say ... The Spring Lake Police Department is issuing a crime alert for online daters. ... "If you want to go out on a date with someone you met on a dating site, it's probably better to meet in a public place," said Spring Lake Police Chief TroyÃâà...
The Fayetteville Observer
February 21, 2018
RALEIGH — A federal jury today found a South Carolina man guilty on firearms-related charges from a robbery in Spring Lake, according to a release from the office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina. After a two-day trial in Raleigh, Brandon Ahart Hampton, 32, of Florence, wasÃâà...
The Fayetteville Observer
February 10, 2018
Margaret Hobbs, left, and Cassandra McMillion look at artwork produced by Yolanda Burse at the Spring Lake Community Center on February 10, 2018. Burse's work was on display in a showing titled “Black History Cultural Arts Experience” with mediums including photography, wood carving, glassworkÃâà...
The Fayetteville Observer
February 8, 2018
SPRING LAKE — A Spring Lake man was shot Wednesday, and police are looking for the assailant. Spring Lake officers were called at 9:37 p.m. about a person who had been shot at a residence on the 400 block of D Street, a news release said. When they arrived, they found Jonathan L. Rodriguez, 32,Ãâà...
WNCN
February 8, 2018
By CBS North Carolina Published: February 8, 2018, 10:20 am ... SPRING LAKE, N.C. (WNCN) – A Spring Lake man was shot in the buttocks during an incident on D Street on Wednesday, police said. Around 9:40 p.m., Spring Lake police responded to a shooting call in the 400 block of D Street.
Police News
December 31, 1999
H.M. Cagle Drive is off N.C. 87, about seven miles north of Spring Lake. It is near a shopping center that includes a Food Lion grocery store. For awhile, N.C. 87 was shut down. “We didn't want him to be able to get back and possibly carjack somebody,'' Coats said. On Saturday night, patrol vehicles andÃâà...
The Fayetteville Observer
December 31, 1999
Spring officially is eight days away, but today's cold temperatures and icy precipitation are a reminder that winter is still here in the Fayetteville region of North Carolina. Northern Cumberland County, including Fort Bragg, Spring Lake, Linden and Wade, are expected to see snow after 4 p.m. accumulationsÃâà...
The Fayetteville Observer
December 31, 1999
He also served as town manager for Spring Lake. Davis discussed the military's National Defense Strategy and the opportunities it provides to North Carolina businesses. He said the U.S. military's top priorities are increasing readiness and lethality, maximizing alliances and partnerships and bringingÃâà...
WECT-TV6
December 31, 1999
The North Carolina Supreme Court has ruled unanimously in favor of a Brunswick County couple who filed a lawsuit against the city where they live. ... Ed and Debra Wilkie say the City of Boiling Spring Lakes raised the lake level on Spring Lake at the request of a resident who lived across the lake fromÃâà...
The Fayetteville Observer (blog)
December 31, 1999
Recently inspired by an effort to group all things "Best of Fayetteville" by my membership in the Fayetteville NC Bloggers group, I decided to put ... Home to Carvers Creek State Park, Mendoza Park (where smoking is banned), The Fort Bragg Clay Target Center, Spring Lake Outpost and so much more.
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