The American military strike against Venezuela this weekend generated an anti-war protest in Fayetteville on Sunday afternoon. Read all about it: www.cityviewnc.com/stories/vene...

As of Jan. 3, 2026, Republican voters outnumber Democratic voters in North Carolina, evidently for the first time in history Independent voters still trounce both the government approved major political parties (as well as the two minor government-approved parties) #ncga #ncpol #ncpolitics

In the Jan. 1 update to NC's voter registration stats, the Republicans are just 59 voters behind the Democrats out of more than 7.6 million voters. Will the GOP pull ahead in the Jan. 3 update? Meanwhile, independent voters continue to dominate the D's and the R's #ncpol #NCpolitics

Moore-Cumberland state Sen. Tom McInnis has threatened to sue his election opponent, fellow Republican Ray Daly, for libel. Also hints at a criminal charge for lying. www.cityviewnc.com/stories/stat... #ncga #ncpol

Customs and Border Protection agents heading to Raleigh on Tuesday: indyweek.com/news/northca... #ncga #ncpol

‘You put your hand on my neck and I’ll rip your eyes out!’ Two Republicans file assault charges against each other after raucous Cumberland County GOP meeting Read all about it: www.cityviewnc.com/stories/two-... #ncga #ncpol

TIL an old microwave oven can spontaneously try to set itself on fire. The microwave in my office's kitchen did this today. No flames (that I saw) but lots of smoke. It was made in October 2004. (Image is not the actual microwave... was made with AI for illustrative purposes)

Cumberland County commissioners break stereotype: Republicans vote for a new solar farm Democrats vote against it And Fayetteville Public Works Commission very unhappy its North Fayetteville solar plant plans were squashed www.cityviewnc.com/stories/cumb... #ncpol #ncga

Pro tip to communications directors: Proofread the email subject line of your swimming pool safety news releases. - What the subject line said: "Phones Up, Eyes Down Campaign to Save Lives" - What it should have said: "Eyes Up, Phones Down Campaign to Save Lives"

For 95 years, a dorm at HBCU Fayetteville State University was named in honor of a white supremacist who said, “No child with negro blood in his veins, however remote the strain, shall attend a school for the white race.” The name was changed today www.cityviewnc.com/stories/faye... #ncpol

Court of Appeals gives prosecutors mulligan in Right to a Speedy Trial • Man arrested. Drugs, firearms • Prosecutors botch indictments •Time passes • Speedy trial violated. Charges dropped • Charges re-filed. Man convicted • Appeals Court: That's OK Ruling: www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/224...

April 15 was the 100th anniversary of the grand opening of the Prince Charles Hotel - and it has had a century of trials and tribulations. Before it opened, the hotel company's secretary ran off with money from the hotel, and reportedly also from the local Klan! www.cityviewnc.com/stories/a-ce...

NC Senate's version of the budget has $42M to fix the broken Veterans Home in Fayetteville, and cash for Fayetteville State University Senate voted against stolen gun law, and won't defund Civil War museum www.cityviewnc.com/stories/n-c-... #ncga #ncpol

Downtown Fayetteville is tracking to get a new mural (pictured) to help celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founding of our country. Read all about it: www.cityviewnc.com/stories/mura... For word nerds, the 250th is the Semiquincentennial. You may also see America 250. #ncpol

Pro tip for North Carolina news media organizations: When you publish a report about an NC Supreme Court ruling, don't put an NC Court of Appeals photo on the report. Instead, put a Supreme Court photo (or another more appropriate photo) on the report. #ncpol

Does NC's Right to Hunt & Fish Constitutional Amendment protect you against NC laws that restrict hunting on Sundays? Does 1st Amendment Freedom of Religion protect your right to hunt on Sunday mornings? NC Court of Appeals says: "Nope." appellate.nccourts.org/opinions/?c=... #ncga #ncpol

A Trump presidential library at UNC-Pembroke in Robeson County? Rep. Jarrod Lowery of RobCo filed a bill seeking $10M for this idea. Ben Rappaport of the Border Belt Independent has the story: borderbelt.org/nc-bill-call... #ncga #ncpol

A Trump supporter crashed the anti-Trump rally in Fayetteville today. Loud confrontation and yelling de-escalated to spirited argument cityviewnc.com/stories/nati... #ncpol

eCourts’ Continuing Legal Mess www.theassemblync.com/politics/cou...

Fayetteville mayor election this year has four candidates so far. www.cityviewnc.com/stories/four... #ncpol

NC Gov. Josh Stein visits Fayetteville to promote teacher pay raises, $4B school construction bonds, and other education initiatives in his proposed state budget. Budget has $$ for shuttered Fayetteville veterans home Read all about it: www.cityviewnc.com/stories/gov-... #ncga #ncpol

Trump administration freezes funding earmarked to remove PFAS/GenX/forever chemicals from Fayetteville's drinking water. Also frozen: Money to protect the city's electricity service from hackers. www.cityviewnc.com/stories/more... Evey Weisblat has the story. #ncga #ncpol

Air dome maker moving 72 jobs to Fayetteville from Minnesota. www.cityviewnc.com/stories/air-... #ncga #ncpol

In recent years, Shibumi co-founder Dane Barnes has managed to convince North Carolina beaches to lift rules to allow his inescapable shades on all the state’s shores. But across the state line, officials in Myrtle Beach haven’t budged–yet. www.theassemblync.com/business/myr...

Pro tip for people who have/manage Facebook pages: As of Feb. 18, Facebook deletes livestreamed videos. Download any you want to keep New videos: 30-day lifespan Older videos: 90 days after FB sends you an email #ncga #ncpol Info: about.fb.com/news/2025/02...

Cumberland County paused construction of its $145 million performing arts center (the Crown Event Center), for 30 days. Is hiring a lawyer to review all the paperwork etc. Project funded by a 1% restaurant food tax the #NCGA authorized in the 1990s www.cityviewnc.com/stories/coun... #ncpol

Fort Bragg will put the Fort Liberty name to rest with a ceremony on March 7. Relatives of Pfc. Roland L. Bragg are scheduled to attend. Is open to the public who get a gate pass or have appropriate ID to get on Post. Details here: www.cityviewnc.com/stories/cere... #ncpol

Fayetteville police chief says that since 2014, crime in the city has dropped 35 percent Read all about it: www.cityviewnc.com/stories/poli... #ncpol #ncga

75 Jobs From Recycled Plastic - Waste to energy company about to open a factory in Fayetteville. - Says it will turn waste plastic into diesel fuel - 30 tons of plastic per day. - 75 jobs, paying $60k-$80k Read all about it: www.cityviewnc.com/stories/wast... #ncpol

Sticker shock! Cumberland County property tax values jumped nearly 65% since 2017. Residential alone was up 86.2%. How might this affect property tax rates? www.cityviewnc.com/stories/cumb... #ncpol

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Pro tip for content creators when doing an item about Fayetteville NC and you want a picture of a downtown street to go with it: Fayetteville Street in downtown Raleigh is not in the City of Fayetteville.

Arsonist who set fire to Fayetteville Market House during 2020 George Floyd protest loses effort to appeal his conviction. Details: www.cityviewnc.com/stories/arso...

Franco Webb, former candidate for Fayetteville mayor, later charged with defrauding a retired MLB player and others, and also admitted to stolen valor, has died. cityviewnc.com/stories/form... #ncpol

Fired Hope Mills Police officer faces felony charges involving fentanyl. Indicted on obstruction of justice, destroying evidence in a criminal investigation. www.cityviewnc.com/stories/form...

A wild update on the Hope Mills craziness I previously covered at CityView from my friend @paulwoolverton.bsky.social www.cityviewnc.com/stories/form...

Trial expected this fall in Cumberland County's lawsuit against Chemours for the PFAS/GenX contamination of residents' drinking water wells. More details: www.cityviewnc.com/stories/tria... #ncga #ncpol

In reversal of plans, shuttered NC Veterans Home in Fayetteville to be repaired and renovated instead of replaced. Closed last year due to “significant repair needs and structural deficiencies” Read all about it: www.cityviewnc.com/stories/stat... #ncga #ncpol

Jimmy Carter's sister, Ruth Carter Stapleton, lived in Fayetteville (where her husband was a veterinarian) and was prominent in her own right as an evangelist and Christian author Carter visited Fayetteville during and after his presidency More details: fayobserver.com/story/news/2... #ncpol #ncga

While President Biden commuted the death sentences of 37 of 40 people in the federal civilian criminal justice system, he let stand the death sentences of the four inmates on the military death row. Three of the four inmates were convicted at Fort Liberty cityviewnc.com/stories/pres... #ncpol

@carletonhandley.bsky.social my iPhone had deleted Millie and Molly (as it does with a lot of apps when it needs to save space). When I tried to re-install the game, the phone said the app is no longer in the App Store. What happened?

What happens when an elected official misses seven monthly meetings in a row? And the board and staff can't reach her to find out what's going on? The board looks at replacing her. It's happening in Fayetteville/Cumberland County cityviewnc.com/stories/cumb... #ncga #ncpol

New from me in The Assembly: How N.C. Republicans Learned to Stop Worrying and Start Loving Early Voting GOP lawmakers predicted 25 years ago that Democrats would use early voting to steal elections. This year, they used it to secure victory. www.theassemblync.com/politics/ele... #ncga #ncpol

Does this from the Carolina Vote Tracker mean that after provisional ballots, etc. were counted over the past few weeks, the GOP pulled back into 1st place in NC for early voting? @bowtiepolitics.bsky.social carolinaelections.com/tracker/61?b... #ncpol #ncga

Newcomers to Cumberland Board of Commissioners take control of the board and pick newly elected Kirk deViere to be chairman, over veteran Commissioner Marshall Faircloth. Read all about it: www.cityviewnc.com/stories/newl... #ncpol

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In the hopes that this site may be a useful place to follow North Carolina news, I've assembled a list of NC-based journalists and news organizations -- let me know who I'm missing go.bsky.app/4MHso9E #ncpol

Tonight's story: Nope, that's not a typo. "The NC state health plan stopped covering new prescriptions for weight-loss drugs to save money. That move will cost the state $54 million in 2024 because of the terms of a drugmaker's contract." www.wral.com/story/cuttin... #ncpol #ncga