Fayetteville City News

06/20/2026

Telephone Town Hall!

Join Chairman John Lowery for an important Telephone Town Hall discussion on the Lumbee Gaming Amendment. This is an opportunity to hear directly from Chairman Lowery, learn more about the amendment, and have your questions answered.

Your voice matters, and staying informed is one of the most important ways we can shape the future of our Tribe together.

📅 Monday, June 22
🕢 7:30 p.m.
📞 Call 866-295-1727 to join

Let’s come together, listen, learn, and continue working toward a stronger future for the Lumbee people.

06/19/2026

06/19/2026

Update: “𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍"
FOUND SAFE

The Hoke County Sheriff's Office announces on Thursday, June 18th, 2026, at approximately 6:11 P.M., deputies responded to the 100-block range Claras Place in reference to a report of Kidnapping. It was reported that a family member of Ms. Catherine Peterkin, who retains Guardianship/Power of Attorney, granted permission to another family member to take Ms. Catherine Peterkin on an errand but the family member did not return with her.

A report was made with the Hoke County Adult Protective Services and the guardian was advised to contact the Hoke County Courts to get further direction reference Ms. Catherine Peterkin. The Hoke County Sheriff's Office has entered Ms. Catherine Peterkin as a Missing Persons. She was last seen in a white 2021 Jeep Cherokee registered to a Ms. Mary Chandler.

If anyone has any information on location of Ms. Catherine Peterkin, contact the Hoke County Sheriff’s Office. The investigation is still ongoing. If you have any further information regarding this case, please call 911 immediately and or contact Detective Austin with the Hoke County Sheriff's Office at (910) 875-5111. You may also call and leave an anonymous tip at (910)878-1100.

National Center For Missing and Endangered, Inc. NC Sheriffs' Association North Carolina Association of Chiefs of Police The Fayetteville Observer WRAL TV ABC11 WTVD CBS 17 The News & Observer

06/19/2026

Hoke County Wagon Train in Raeford, N.C.

06/19/2026

Summer Camp for Deaf Children & Youth, with Deaf Family members,
and Parents

Pattie Griffin, Director of the
Neighborhood Youth Center

From 2007 - 2023 Saint Ann Catholic Church here in Fayetteville hosted both hearing and death students at their one week summer camp. The Daughters of Charity also conducted a tutoring program during the years 1995 - 2007, serving Elementary, Middle, and High School students. Since 2024, St. John’s Episcopal has been our host and sponsor through the Elliott Memorial Fund. Other sponsors making this week possible, include Florence Rogers, the Charitable Trust, and the Black and Indian Grant from the Diocese of Raleigh.

The disability of deafness is a low-incidence occurrence in the population and oftentimes children are isolated because they are the only Deaf child in the school.

Patty Griffin retired in 2019 as a teacher for the Deaf and was blessed to work at Mary MacArthur Elementary on Village Drive where she had 3 to 4 classes for deaf children. 

During the camp, Griffin has volunteers who are deaf adults, teachers, Deaf interpreters for the Deaf, and parents and community members who support those Deaf children and young adults.

Feel free to call Patty Griffin, if this is something you think our community would enjoy reading about.

📞 910-978-1178.

St. John’s Episcopal Church is located
at 302 Green St., Fayetteville, NC.

06/19/2026

Saturday, June 20, 2026 at the District 20 Community Meeting from 3 pm - 6 pm at the Pembroke Recreation Complex. The meeting is hosted by Council Representative Rudy T. Locklear. Guests will receive information about Tribal services, community information and the upcoming vote amendment. There will also be great activities for children and the splash pad will be open. Food will be served. The Pembroke Recreation Complex is located at 7164 NC-711 in Pembroke, NC 28372.

06/19/2026

Juneteenth is a powerful reminder of our history, resilience, and progress, as well as the ongoing pursuit of justice. Throughout 250 years of our history, each generation has pushed our nation closer toward its founding promises, and today that responsibility is ours.

06/19/2026

🚌 **BUS DRIVERS NEEDED!** 🚌

Red Springs Middle School is looking for dedicated and dependable bus drivers for the 2026-2027 school year!

Do you want to make a difference in the lives of students every day?
❤️ Serve your community
🖤 Support student success

Interested applicants should contact Red Springs Middle School at 910-843-3883 for more information.