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Sunday Night Overtime: First-year Campbell coach ready to usher new era for Camels football
BUIES CREEK, N.C. (WNCN) – A familiar face is slated to return to the sideline this season for the Campbell football team, but this time as the man in charge. In January, Campbell University announced Braxton Harris as the third head football coach since 2008, and he’s already hit the ground running with hopes of taking the program to new heights.
Camels earn ITA All-Academic Team honors
BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Campbell has been recognized as a 2024 Division I Women's ITA All-Academic Team, announced today by the organization. Additionally, four Camels, including Mariana Ossa, Mialy Raniavo, Tamsin Hart and Veronika Prospalova have been named 2024 Division I Women's ITA Scholar-Athletes. To be named an ITA...
Why isn't Cumberland County funding Airborne & Special Operations Museum?
Officials with the Airborne & Special Operations Museum Foundation in downtown Fayetteville say a decrease in county funding will prolong a hiring freeze, decrease work hours for museum shop employees and limit outreach programming. Cumberland County Commissioners voted 5-2 last month to stop county funding for the foundation, which supports the museum. ...
Terry Sanford Bulldogs fixated on 'playing to the standard' in 2024 football season
With August on the cusp, high school football is coming into focus. Summer workouts are in full swing prior to the first day of official practice on July 31, and The Fayetteville Observer is checking in with each of Cumberland County’s 10 public schools to see how their football teams are coming together...
Cumberland County Schools look to hire more substitute teachers as many leave classroom for good
Cumberland County Schools says it's taking steps to hire more substitute teachers after having a major shortage following the pandemic.Substitute teacher Orion Richardson tells ABC11 that teaching at Anne Chestnutt, his old middle school, is a full circle moment. Now specializing in science, Richardson says helping children grasp difficult concepts is his life's mission."You can understand something, but you might not comprehend everything. So my biggest thing is also to comprehend and to for them to understand what I'm trying to teach them," Richardson.Cumberland County Schools placed Richardson in one of their classrooms as part of the district's new partnership...
Fayetteville chosen for nearly $1 billion titanium plant. Here's what we know.
A nearly $1 billion titanium plant bringing hundreds of high-paying jobs will be built in Cumberland County, the Fayetteville-Cumberland Economic Development Corporation announced Tuesday afternoon. American Titanium Metals, operating under the name Project Aero, has announced it will build its aerospace-grade titanium mill in Fayetteville, creating more than 300 jobs with an average salary of $123,476, the news release said. ...
Arts Council welcomes new Artist in Residence: Katie Crawford - Art, inspiration and the little things
The Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County extends a warm welcome to its new Southeastern Artist in Residence, Katie Crawford. Crawford was selected via a competitive pool process that included applicants from Cumberland, Hoke, Robeson, Sampson and Scotland counties. Crawford’s residency is part of a year-long process funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts to build an arts education strategy for the Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County.
Men of commitment, goodwill, and community service
For 28 years, I have enjoyed writing about Fayetteville and Cumberland County and the people, places, events and organizations that make our community unique and contribute to our quality of life. Organizations like the Fayetteville Rotary Club and long-time Fayetteville residents like Steve Driggers, Paul Johnson, and Charles Koonce ideally make our community more livable.
Wrecker Driver Suffers Serious Injuries In Collision
SELMA – A driver hauling a disabled Ford F-250 as a favor for a friend, from Stella, NC back to the Burlington area, crashed while traveling through Johnston County around midnight Monday. The roll-back tow vehicle traveled off the roadway for over 700 feet before overturning and throwing the...
HBCU Recommitted to Athletics in Light of Accreditation Reversal
Saint Augustine's University has won its accreditation battle and is now turning its focus back to athletics. The post HBCU Recommitted to Athletics in Light of Accreditation Reversal appeared first on HBCU Gameday.
Raleigh man arrested, charged with shooting person in the foot Tuesday in Wake Forest
A Raleigh man has been arrested in connection with a shooting that happened Tuesday night in Wake Forest. Terrell Larry Crudup, 38, of Raleigh, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon and discharging a weapon in the city. Tuesday just before 11 p.m., Wake Forest Police responded to a...
Hannah Aspden set to make a splash again at the Paris Paralympics
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — While the 2024 Olympic Games kick off with the opening ceremony on July 26, this year's Paralympics are set to begin a bit later -- and one North Carolina athlete is set to make a splash yet again then. Hannah Aspden has qualified again to swim...
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