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Bill to eliminate state income tax on military retirement pay passes key House committee

Jeff Thompson, Up and Coming Weekly – On April 1, the House Finance Committee gave a favorable report to bipartisan legislation (House Bill 83) that will eliminate the state income …
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UNC System board names a former member as new leader of Fayetteville State University

4 years ago  •  Education, Fayetteville

Kate Murphy, News & Observer – A former member of the UNC System Board of Governors was named Thursday as the 12th chancellor of historically Black Fayetteville State University. Darrell …
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Police say home intruder fatally shot by 12-year-old

4 years ago  •  Local, Crime, Fayetteville

AP — A man who forced his way into an apartment with an accomplice was fatally shot by a 12-year-old who was inside, according to authorities in North …
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Appeals Court says DWI checkpoint in Harnett County was unconstitutiona

4 years ago  •  Courts, Fayetteville

Steve DeVane, Fayetteville Observer – A DWI checkpoint in Harnett County was unconstitutional because it violated a driver’s Fourth Amendment rights, the N.C. Court of Appeals ruled.

Smithfield project that converts hog waste to energy angers, worries rural NC residents

4 years ago  •  Environment, Fayetteville

Kristen Johnson, The Fayetteville Observer – The N.C. Division of Air Quality granted Smithfield Foods and Dominion Energy one of the permits they need to move forward in completing a …
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What does the Fort Hood report say about Fort Bragg sexual assaults?

4 years ago  •  Military, Fayetteville

Rachael Riley, Fayetteville Observer – The death of a Fort Hood, Texas, soldier last year has led to an overall Army examination of sexual assault and harassment.