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This has been one of the most trying months in America leading up to July 4. We have the tragic shooting in SC with their Legislature now debating whether to remove the Confederate Battle Flag from their complex.
Published: Wednesday, July 8th, 2015 @ 9:17 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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Governor Pat McCrory visited Fayetteville State University today to talk about Connect NC projects proposed for the school and the region.
Published: Thursday, June 11th, 2015 @ 1:58 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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GLADYS FAYE FRAILEY CLANTON (78) AURORA, NC, died in her home in the arms of her family on April 1, 2015 at sunrise.
Published: Friday, April 3rd, 2015 @ 8:36 am
By: Announcements
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I have a new friend in Fayetteville by the name of Jim Johnson. I have known of him for years. For the first time I was able to call and talk with him. The result was his sending to me his new book: “Combat Trauma - A Personal Look at Long Term Consequences.”
Published: Saturday, March 14th, 2015 @ 5:37 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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Ms. Linda Faye Nelson, 53, resident of 984 Fowle Drive, Washington, died Monday, Feb. 9, 2015.
Published: Sunday, February 15th, 2015 @ 3:10 pm
By: Announcements
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Ms. Linda Faye Nelson, of 984 Fowle Dr., Washington, died Monday, Feb. 9, 2015.
Published: Tuesday, February 10th, 2015 @ 11:25 pm
By: Announcements
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An article authored by East Carolina University accounting professor Rebecca Fay made the front page of the Journal of Accountancy, the leading journal published by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA). The magazine reaches 500,000 accounting and finance professionals each month, more than...
Published: Thursday, February 5th, 2015 @ 10:43 pm
By: ECU News Services
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When my grandfather was president of Campbell College I remember his stories of students who paid tuitions with hams, cabbages or produce from their family's farm.
Published: Saturday, December 13th, 2014 @ 12:55 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Mrs. Fay Oden Snow, age 79, a resident of 303 West 15th Street, Washington, passed away Monday, September 15, 2014, at her home, surrounded by her family and caregiver Dorothy Shaffer.
Published: Monday, September 15th, 2014 @ 3:58 pm
By: Announcements
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I have been trying to get a better handle on what is really going on between Vidant and Belhaven.
Published: Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014 @ 8:04 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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The Obama administration has been implementing new ways to measure economic activity in the United States.
Published: Monday, August 25th, 2014 @ 6:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mrs. Ida Mae Gaskins Wright, 64, resident of 1112 Vesper Lane in Fayetteville, formerly of Chocowinity died Thursday, June 19, 2014.Mrs. Ida Mae Gaskins Wright, 64, resident of 1112 Vesper Lane in Fayetteville, formerly of Chocowinity died Thursday, June 19, 2014.
Published: Friday, June 27th, 2014 @ 12:23 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Carolyn Faye Reagan Squires, age 57, a resident of 152 Cox Lane, Washington, NC died Saturday June 21, 2014 at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville, NC.
Published: Tuesday, June 24th, 2014 @ 2:07 pm
By: Announcements
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Next month, the UNC Board of Governors Committee on Budget and Finance will vote on UNC-Chapel Hill's health services fee. The committee has already approved health fees for the other campuses but stopped short at Carolina's $436-per-year fee after learning that UNC-Chapel Hill is spending some...
Published: Tuesday, March 18th, 2014 @ 2:27 am
By: John William Pope Center
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At first glance, Fayetteville State University may seem like a run-of-the-mill institution. Out of the sixteen UNC system schools, FSU's enrollment ranks twelfth, and among the system's five historically black schools, it ranks third. The average SAT score for entering freshmen (844) is the...
Published: Tuesday, January 28th, 2014 @ 8:08 am
By: John William Pope Center
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In a real blow to The North Carolina Democrat Party, the last best hope for them to hold the 7th congressional district is stepping down after 18 years of service in Washington, DC.
Published: Thursday, January 9th, 2014 @ 1:01 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Mrs. Vicky Faye Brooks Briley, age 64, a resident of Greenville, NC died Tuesday December 24, 2013 at Vidant Inpatient Hospital, Greenville, NC.
Published: Friday, December 27th, 2013 @ 1:02 am
By: Announcements
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Called by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1789, the Fayetteville Convention was the second meeting to consider ratification of the Federal Constitution in North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, November 24th, 2013 @ 8:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that BOSH Global Services will be expanding its operations in Cumberland County.
Published: Thursday, November 14th, 2013 @ 9:20 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Those of you who live outside The Fayetteville Observer's circulation area, you probably haven't become acquainted with Myron Pitts. For those of you in the Triangle - think of Myron as a poor man's version of Barry Saunders.
Published: Saturday, October 12th, 2013 @ 3:18 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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US Senator Kay Hagan - affectionately known in some parts as Chuck Schumer's Sock Puppet™ - found her way out of the sock drawer this week to meet with the slow-pitch softballers on The Fayetteville Observer's editorial staff.
Published: Saturday, August 10th, 2013 @ 7:22 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Steve Bouser, editor of our world-class, multiple Nobel Prize and Lambda Award-winning twice-weekly local newspaper here in Moore County recently had a meltdown, which he documented in the pages of his money-bleeding publication.
Published: Friday, May 31st, 2013 @ 6:38 am
By: Brant Clifton
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We've been following for some time the case of Jackie and Dale Pfendler, owners of JP Electric in Fayetteville, in their long-running battle with The City of Fayetteville.
Published: Sunday, April 28th, 2013 @ 9:10 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Mrs. Linda Fay Buck Nobles, age 73, a resident of 1125 East Barr Road, Chocowinity, died Thursday, April 18, 2013 at River Trace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Washington.
Published: Saturday, April 20th, 2013 @ 9:22 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Linda Fay Buck Nobles, 73, a resident of 1125 E. Barr Road, Chocowinity, died Thursday, April 18, 2013, at River Trace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Washington.
Published: Friday, April 19th, 2013 @ 12:05 pm
By: Announcements
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Jonathan Worth served as general superintendent of the Fayetteville and Western Plank road beginning in 1856.
Published: Tuesday, March 19th, 2013 @ 9:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Created by the State of North Carolina in 1792 as a planned capital city, the area encompassing present-day Raleigh, North Carolina had a handful of sparse colonial settlements as early as the 1760s.
Published: Sunday, February 10th, 2013 @ 2:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Pat McCrory, in conjunction with the Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, released the participants in the 2013 Inaugural parade. This year's parade will be held on Saturday, January 12, in downtown Raleigh and will include participants from around the state.
Published: Saturday, January 12th, 2013 @ 12:54 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Three more violent criminals escaped death row today -- thanks to a radically leftist Superior Court judge and a "gift" that keeps on giving from the NC General Assembly called The Racial Justice Act.
Published: Saturday, December 15th, 2012 @ 8:29 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Entrepreneurs make things happen by filling a niche in the marketplace. Edward Stringham wants to fill a niche by creating more entrepreneurs.
Published: Tuesday, November 27th, 2012 @ 10:14 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The closing arguments in North Carolina's initial Racial Justice Act (RJA) concluded a few weeks ago in Fayetteville, and the public will be waiting for another one or two months for the ruling.
Published: Tuesday, November 27th, 2012 @ 9:02 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Mrs. Helen Faye Rowe Scrase, age 71, a resident of 530 East St., Belhaven, died Friday, October 26, 2012, at her home.
Published: Thursday, November 1st, 2012 @ 3:03 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Helen Faye Rowe Scrase, age 71, a resident of 530 East St. Belhaven, died Friday, October 26, 2012 at her home.
Published: Sunday, October 28th, 2012 @ 12:53 am
By: Announcements
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Linda Fay Tripp, 58, a resident of 943 Antioch Road, New Bern, died Friday, September 21, 2012
Published: Tuesday, September 25th, 2012 @ 12:57 pm
By: Announcements
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