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in Fayetteville
Monday, September 15th, 2025
Good morning, Fayetteville. Here's your local news at a glance for Monday, the 15th of September.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ At the 10th annual Hops for Hope event at North Hills on Saturday, local breweries and businesses raised over $3 million to help fly more than 2,500 children and their families for medical care—while the Weather Alert Day Blonde Ale won second-place in the People’s Choice category. WRAL
ENVIRONMENT NEWS
- ➤ Today, the ZipQuest adventure park offers a zip line course above Carver’s Falls—a 150-foot-wide waterfall on private Bryan family land preserved since 1963. The ride gives visitors a rare bird’s eye view of the falls since no public trail allows easy access on foot. CityView
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ A monument honoring the late mayor Bill Hurley was unveiled this week at Hurley Plaza near Segra Stadium to mark his role in reviving downtown Fayetteville—his leadership transformed a struggling area into a lively community. He served during challenging times—leaving a vision that still inspires local renewal. CityView
- ➤ At a Sept. 11 meeting, Cumberland County commissioners voted 5-2 to direct County Manager Clarence Grier to request contractor qualifications for renovating the Crown Coliseum and Theater with a renovation budget not to exceed $100M. They also tasked Grier with reviewing economic development options for the vacant Gillespie Street lot based on over 1,000 survey responses that end today—while planning revised parking behind the courthouse to be finalized by November. The Fayetteville Observer
- ➤ Columnist Tim White said that past municipal elections in Fayetteville—where only 8.4 percent voted in the primary and 13.3 percent in November—may show a trend that will continue with the upcoming primary on Oct. 7 and the general on Nov. 4. CityView
SPORTS NEWS
- ➤ NC State basketball has released its 31-game schedule for the 2025-26 season under new coach Will Wade, featuring key nonconference matchups at Maui, Auburn on Dec.3, Kansas on Dec.13, and Ole Miss on Dec.21. The team will host rivals Duke and UNC in Raleigh & face a challenging ACC road stretch with seven games in 10 contests. The Fayetteville Observer
- ➤ UNC football will face UCF on Saturday, Sept. 20 at 3:30 p.m. on FOX at the Acrisure Bounce House in Orlando — ticket prices range from $41 to $340 on secondary markets. The Fayetteville Observer
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Fall Run Iron Mike Run 5K Run/Walk 2025
4 AM – 2 PM — 300 Bragg Blvd, Fayetteville, NC — Registration details available — Participate in a community-building fitness event while raising funds for future chapter activities.
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Healthy Kids Running Series Fall 2025
2:30-3:30 p.m. — E Melvin Honeycutt Elementary — Registration fee applies — Engage children in a healthy running program tailored for pre-K through 8th grade.
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