J. Cole's 'The Fall-Off' turns Fayetteville into a central character, tracing the city's culture, grit and pride.

CM Punk and Seth Rollins have a heated rivalry in WWE. Now, Punk has challenged Rollins to put his Chicago Bears fandom to the test. Punk and AJ Lee appeared on ESPN’s Get Up to promote the 2026 WWE ...

Oscar-winning documentary maker Frederick Wiseman is dead at age 96. Wiseman, whose in-depth, revelatory movies made him one of the world’s most admired directors, died Monday. During a ...

'The Fall-Off' has the city buzzing, and J. Cole is bringing his tour home. Plus, a look at The Fayetteville Observer's other top stories of the week.

Philippine Army soldiers and U.S. Army soldiers conduct training during an annual exercise in the Philippines, April 9, 2025. (Staff Sgt. Katelyn Vazquez/U.S. Army) The U.S. Army’s rotation in the ...

The Army will soon open a dining hall at Fort Hood, Texas, designed to look more like a cafeteria on a college campus than a chow hall on a military base. By Patty Nieberg Published Feb 9, 2026 3:17 ...

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Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Rock dropped “Cool, Daddy Cool” in 2001, two decades before he was tapped to headline Turning ...

The Army has cleared three companies to bid on the service’s plan to outsource initial helicopter pilot training, despite some lawmakers’ reservations about the idea. Bell, Lockheed Martin, and M1 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nearly 25 years after Kid Rock released "Cool, Daddy Cool,” the song has sparked newfound controversy. Rock dropped “Cool, Daddy ...

An Army veteran from Covington, Georgia, who has lived in the U.S. for more than 50 years faces imminent deportation. Godfrey Wade, a Jamaican-born veteran, has been in U.S. Immigration and Customs ...

Perhaps the most popular song of his most recent album — which won the Grammy for Album of the Year — "DtMF" captures the nostalgia and longing to make more out of everyday moments, a sentiment that ...