/tags/cumberland-county Cumberland County en-US Copyright Tue, 23 Jul 2024 16:53:13 GMT /business-economy/2024-07-23/summer-heat-governments-energy-assistance-funds-wake-cumberland North Carolina has significantly less funding to help low-income residents with utility bills this summer. Local governments are getting a fraction of what they've received in previous years. Tue, 23 Jul 2024 16:53:13 GMT /business-economy/2024-07-23/summer-heat-governments-energy-assistance-funds-wake-cumberland Will Michaels /news/2024-07-17/spring-lake-north-carolina-finances-cumberland A commission managed the Cumberland County town's budget after an audit uncovered hundreds of thousands of dollars in misspent funds. Wed, 17 Jul 2024 15:54:30 GMT /news/2024-07-17/spring-lake-north-carolina-finances-cumberland Bradley George /news/2024-07-10/airborne-museum-fayetteville-budget-cuts For nearly 25 years, the Airborne and Special Operations Museum in Fayetteville has been telling the stories of Airborne soldiers who fought in every major conflict since World War II. This year, Cumberland County Commissioners denied the museum’s request for $200,000 in local funding. Wed, 10 Jul 2024 20:09:39 GMT /news/2024-07-10/airborne-museum-fayetteville-budget-cuts Will Michaels /news/2024-05-03/graduation-feather-ceremony-native-american-carolina The Cumberland County School District held its 5th annual feather ceremony for graduating Native American high school seniors. Fri, 03 May 2024 13:33:50 GMT /news/2024-05-03/graduation-feather-ceremony-native-american-carolina Sharryse Piggott /education/2024-03-03/teacher-union-pay-collective-bargain-north-carolina-sickout-durham-public-employees-ncae Unlike in many states, North Carolina public school teachers can not collectively bargain contracts. Nor can they legally strike. The situation has broad effects for public school employees. Mon, 04 Mar 2024 01:01:12 GMT /education/2024-03-03/teacher-union-pay-collective-bargain-north-carolina-sickout-durham-public-employees-ncae Liz Schlemmer /education/2023-12-15/north-carolina-budget-teachers-struggle-licensing-exams-jobs-cumberland Earlier this year, ����app reported on a teacher who lost her teaching license because she struggled to pass a licensing exam. ‘Ms. Art’ is an elementary art teacher who struggles with testing anxiety. Now, a policy that passed as part of the state budget offers a solution to keep teachers like her in classrooms. Fri, 15 Dec 2023 13:24:51 GMT /education/2023-12-15/north-carolina-budget-teachers-struggle-licensing-exams-jobs-cumberland Liz Schlemmer /news/2023-09-08/walkable-trail-fayetteville-blind-visually-impaired-braille Local officials in Fayetteville and nonprofit Vision Resource Center recently opened what officials say is the first of its kind “Braille Trail” in the state. Fri, 08 Sep 2023 12:15:47 GMT /news/2023-09-08/walkable-trail-fayetteville-blind-visually-impaired-braille Sharryse Piggott /education/2023-03-13/ms-art-teaching-exam-stands-cumberland-thompson-fayetteville To have a career in teaching, every beginning teacher must first pass a test. More than 1,000 teachers have struggled to pass their exams on time, including this art teacher in Cumberland County Schools. Mon, 13 Mar 2023 11:39:00 GMT /education/2023-03-13/ms-art-teaching-exam-stands-cumberland-thompson-fayetteville Liz Schlemmer /news/2022-06-22/new-epa-standards-pfas-too-high-in-1-700-more-cumberland-county-wells State Department of Environmental Quality plans remote public hearing for residents as federal guidelines for safe drinking water change due to new research. Wed, 22 Jun 2022 19:00:07 GMT /news/2022-06-22/new-epa-standards-pfas-too-high-in-1-700-more-cumberland-county-wells Ben Sessoms / Carolina Public Press /news/2022-04-22/no-charges-in-shooting-of-pedestrian-by-cumberland-county-deputy-prosecutor-says Fri, 22 Apr 2022 17:37:52 GMT /news/2022-04-22/no-charges-in-shooting-of-pedestrian-by-cumberland-county-deputy-prosecutor-says Associated Press