Good morning, Fayetteville.

Fayetteville Pride will host a community cookout & field day with games from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct.

11 at 200 Mason St., while Holy Trinity Episcopal Church holds a Coming Out Ecumenical Celebration at 4 p.m. today to bring local congregations together.

Cape Fear Regional Theatre is expanding into a 40,000 sqft arts and entertainment venue at Haymount with a rooftop restaurant named Brava.

The City Council accelerated part of its $2.5M commitment and the project is scheduled to open in January (with private rentals beginning mid-April).

Fayetteville State’s Number One Homecoming on Earth returns next week with campus events + community activities.

Students will enjoy a speaker series, comedy show and wellness activities before the All About the Blue Homecoming Parade downtown Saturday, Oct. 17 and the football game at Luther 'Nick' Jeralds Stadium.

Cumberland County Schools officials plan to use new software to cut chronic absenteeism, which remains above pre-pandemic levels.

The board will review the proposal at an Oct. 12 meeting and, if approved, implement it within a month (cost: $200K).

A boiler outage disrupted heating and climate-control systems in 52 Fort Bragg buildings, including seven barracks, on Oct.

9. Garrison officials immediately initiated contingency operations to ensure affected service members had safe housing with access to necessary utilities.

Fayetteville’s dining scene offers international flavors from Afghan kabobs, Japanese ramen, Filipino dishes and Southern barbecue served at more than 600 eateries today.

New establishments continue to open, reflecting the community’s heritage and love for authentic cuisine — a culinary passport for locals.

This October, residents celebrating their birthday can claim free food, beauty products and discounts from retailers and restaurants when they join loyalty programs ahead of time, while local events such as Lowe's hosting a free Kids Workshop (Oct.

10 and 11) add extra perks for families.

Fayetteville high school football games are live today with scores and highlights provided by 910Preps as local teams, including Byrd and South View, compete in several conference matchups starting at 7 p.m.

UNC Tar Heels will play ranked Pitt today at noon on ESPN — analysts predict a 22-16 win as the team must boost its passing and defense to counter Pitt’s backup quarterback challenge.