Jon Soles
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Cumberland Matters: County to start accepting requests for Group 3 vaccine appointments
Spectrum Cable channel 5 becomes home for Cumberland County government programming. → Read More
Cumberland Matters: Animal Services to hit the road with animal adoption van
The custom van can hold up to dogs or cats. → Read More
Cumberland Matters: Eastover Sanitary District to get new offices
Eastover Sanitary District in Cumberland County holds groundbreaking for new operations center. → Read More
Cumberland Matters: Improving literacy one step at a time
Cumberland County officials and others helped celebrate the opening of StoryWalk on Oct. 7 at Clark Park. → Read More
Cumberland Matters: Board of Elections recruiting poll workers
Poll workers are compensated for attending training and for working during early voting and on Election Day. → Read More
Cumberland Matters: Solid Waste Management fee changes
Cumberland County Solid Waste Management takes seriously its job to dispose of waste in a safe, environmentally responsible and fiscally efficient manner. → Read More
Cumberland Matters: Register of Deeds kicks off annual school supply drive
The COVID-19 pandemic brought tremendous upheaval to the school year for children across the nation. Students suddenly went from classroom learning to → Read More
Cumberland Matters: Solid waste resumes normal Saturday operations
Regular Saturday service has returned at Cumberland County solid waste landfills and container sites. Solid waste crews had been on a revised schedule in → Read More
Cumberland Matters: County announces fiscal Year 2021 budget meeting schedule
County Manager Amy Cannon will present the fiscal year 2021 recommended budget to the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners during their regular meeting Monday at 9 a.m. in Room 118 of the Judge E. Maurice Braswell Cumberland County Courthouse. The recommended budget will be posted to the County’s website at co.cumberland.nc.us following the presentation.The Board of Commissioners will hold a… → Read More
Cumberland Matters: Pet food giveaway Wednesday
The Friends of Cumberland County Animals will hold an Operation No Hungry Pets food distribution event from 3:30 until 5 p.m. Wednesday at Cumberland County Animal Control, 4704 Corporation Drive.In keeping with social distancing requirements, this is a drive-thru event. Owners of hungry dogs, cats and other small animals are welcome. Pet food will be distributed on a first-come, first-served… → Read More
Cumberland Matters: Grants for small businesses available
Cumberland County Community Development is accepting applications for the Small Business Resilience grant program to assist qualified local businesses → Read More
Cumberland Matters: County adapts to serve residents during restrictions
Stay-at-home orders and restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have created inconveniences and hardships for many people. Cumberland County government is striving to maintain vital services during these trying times by adapting and overcoming obstacles to deliver excellent customer service.Cumberland County is known for its large population of veterans. The county’s Veterans Services… → Read More
Cumberland Matters: Health Department packs hygiene kits for homeless
The Department of Public Health is helping to protect vulnerable residents from the COVID-19 pandemic by packing 250 hygiene kits to distribute to the → Read More
Cumberland Matters: Epidemiology Team working behind the scenes
The Epidemiology Team — commonly referred to as the Epi Team — at the Cumberland County Department of Public Health is on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic in Cumberland County. Its job is to investigate how people get sick, their symptoms and exposure to other people and places.Epidemiology is the medical investigation of infectious disease outbreaks. Cumberland County’s Epi Team… → Read More
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Cumberland Matters: County makes additional changes in operations in response to COVID-19
Cumberland County is implementing additional operational changes starting Monday to help reduce the spread of the coronavirus in the community and protect → Read More
Cumberland Matters: County helping residents stay informed
The coronavirus situation changes rapidly, with new information and updates almost hourly. Cumberland County government is working around-the-clock to → Read More
Cumberland Matters: Access county services from the comfort of home
The Cumberland County Department of Public Health continues to monitor the COVID-19 pandemic and is working closely with the NC Department of Public Health and local agencies.Public health officials recommend “social distancing,” which is reducing the amount of close contact with other people and large group gatherings, to help mitigate the spread of the virus.In the wake of social distancing,… → Read More
Cumberland Matters: Rabies vaccination clinics convenient, affordable
Keeping your dogs and cats properly vaccinated against the rabies virus is a major tenet of responsible pet ownership. Cumberland County Environmental → Read More
Cumberland Matters: Hazard mitigation survey needs input
Two major hurricanes that brought historic flooding to Cumberland County in the past few years have raised the profile of natural disasters in the area. → Read More