The Wake Weekly
Cooper vetoes pistol permit repeal
THE CENTER SQUARE — Repeal of a more than 100-year-old firearms law in North Carolina has fallen to a gubernatorial veto. Late Friday afternoon, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper rejected Senate Bill 41, sponsored by Republican Sen. Danny Britt of Robeson County. North Carolinians need a pistol permit from their respective...
Wendell woman hurt when gun goes off
WENDELL — Wake County deputies Sunday, March 26 responded to a report of a firearm that was accidentally discharged at a home on Privette Road near Wendell, a news release says. A woman was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a juvenile in the home discharged a firearm...
Beef quality assurance certification April 6
LOUISBURG — The Franklin and Sampson County Extension centers are offering an area-wide Beef Quality Assurance certification class on Thursday, April 6. This class and certification is part of a nationwide effort to teach beef cattle producers about the process of producing safe, high-quality beef cattle on the farm, a...
ARTS Wake Forest honored as NC Main Street Champion
WAKE FOREST — ARTS Wake Forest was recognized as a N.C. Main Street Champion during the 2023 NC Main Street Awards Conference recently in Statesville. The volunteer-based nonprofit was one of 38 individuals and organizations from across the state to receive the honor in recognition of their commitment to...
Hollie Aldridge passes purchasing exam, achieves highest score
WAKE FOREST — Hollie Aldridge, Wake Forest Contracts and Procurement specialist, recently earned the Steven C. Graham Achievement Award by earning the highest score in her class on the Certified Local Government Purchasing Officer — CLGPO — exam. Since 1986, a news release says, the Carolinas Association of Governmental Purchasing...
Huskies win top-of-standings clash with Millbrook
A trio of clutch fourth-quarter goals from junior Jacob Bass secured a 15-12 win for Heritage boys lacrosse over Millbrook on Friday, March 24. Both teams entered the clash undefeated through five games in conference play and 8-2 overall. “It was a huge win for...
Rolesville baseball beats Sanderson, starts conference play 2-0
Behind an excellent relief outing from freshman Carson Mentlewski, the Rolesville High baseball team bested Sanderson 9-4 to improve to 6-3 on Thursday, March 23. Through five innings of work, the freshman gave up just two hits, no earned runs and struck out eight batters,...
Heritage improves to 4-0 in conference play
RALEIGH— Heritage High girls soccer is cementing its place at the top of the 4-A Northern Athletic Conference standings early with a trio of road wins over tough conference opponents. Adding to its overtime win at Millbrook and 4-0 win over previously undefeated Wake Forest,...
Wake Forest dominates Wakefield, improves to 3-0 in conference
Wake Forest High girls lacrosse improved to 3-0 in conference play Tuesday, March 21, with a 21-5 home win over Wakefield. The Cougars are 8-1 overall and have started 4-A Northern Athletic Conference play with wins over 8-2 Heritage and 3-4 Wakefield, who sit in...
Wakefield, Wake Forest track looking for early regional qualifying
RALEIGH— The Wakefield and Wake Forest track and field teams are both focusing on getting athletes qualified for regionals early in the season. “We’ve done pretty well getting some early regional qualifiers and one of our styles is to get them qualified early so we...
Wakefield baseball ready for conference play
RALEIGH— Wakefield High baseball fell 3-2 in an incredibly tight match-up with Athens Drive on Thursday, March 16. The Wolverines loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning, but couldn’t get the tying run across the plate. A hard-hit ball...
We’re sliding toward single payer
North Carolina is about to become the 40th state to expand its Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act. The bill drew huge, bipartisan majorities of legislators. Republican leaders resisted...
Fraud is baked into the health care cake
“Internal documents and former company executives reveal how Cigna doctors reject patients’ claims without opening their files,” investigative journalists Patrick Rucker, Maya Miller and David Armstrong reported at ProPublica on...
Rage and identity politics
In 1976, the Democratic nominee for president narrowly carried Mississippi. This man was a peanut farmer with a soft Southern drawl and a modest house in the rolling hills of...
Dorothy E. Harris
Dorothy Belle Evans Harris, 96, of Franklinton passed away on November 24, 2022. She was born to the late Arthur and Verna Hight Evans on March 2, 1926. In addition...
Nancy Jean Jasany
Nancy Jean Semon Jasany, age 79, passed away peacefully at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill on November 23, 2022. Nancy was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 29, 1943 to...
Betty Christine Minshew
Betty "Christine" Pennington Minshew, age 91, a resident of Bath NC, formerly of Kerr Lake, Salter Path and Wake Forest, died November 2, 2022, at Vidant Beaufort Hospital. She was...
