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What is a conservation specialist? "I call myself the test dummy. We've kind of ventured out, looking at meter data, to see what follow-ups are needed." Groves explained that with advance, or "smart," meters, more information than ever is available…

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Sampson County has been awarded a $684,750 grant by the U.S. Department of Commerce.

The Rev. Roger Aubigne White preached for more than 50 years at more than a dozen churches, but he didn't limit his service to the pulpit.

When and where: 7 p.m. Monday at City Hall.

Comedian and actor Zach Galifianakis visited Fayetteville last spring to shoot part of a documentary television series on how politics affects people's everyday lives in North Carolina, his home state.

Before Sept. 5, when he was charged with molesting a 15-year-old boy, Fayetteville car dealer Mike Lallier used his deep pockets to help fuel political campaigns at the state and local levels.

By Paul Woolverton

Elaine Kennebeck is working to drum up new membership and financial support for a set of historical buildings in Fayetteville.

The first time I wrote about Barack Obama, I misspelled his name "Barrack" - I knew little about the first-term senator the day that story appeared on Feb. 13, 2007.